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Leigh is super ugly, dated, and yes, tacky.

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Lee is better for a boy, but I'd best of any variant for a girl too.

I don't like it as a first name at all for a girl. It is just a sound.
It is all right for a middle name, I guess, though not a favorite. The spelling Leigh looks more feminine and thus I like it better as a girl's first or middle name.

I don't mind Leigh at all... as long as it is on it's own and not tacked on to the end of another name (i.e. Brynnleigh)

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I prefer Lee for guys and Leigh for girls. It's just a preference. Though I do think Leigh would be kinda cool on a boy, even though it screams girl.

I don't like the name myself, but no I don't think Leigh is tacky. Spelt Lee, it is a bit of a trashy name for a girl imo

I prefer the spelling Lee for a boy and the spelling Leigh for a girl.

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And no, I do not think the Leigh spelling is tacky. I find it feminine looking. :)

Leigh isn't tacky. It's certainly trying harder than Lee is, but it's not as uppity as, say, Charis or Louisa.

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Lee is more my style, but I think I'd go with Leigh because it seems like it's less dated and I'd be ultimately happier with it. For a girl born in the near future, I mean.

This message was edited 9/20/2016, 12:12 AM

I only would use it as a nn for a girl but for other people Lee for a boy and Leigh for a girl are okay.

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I don't mind the spelling Leigh but I dislike Ashleigh and other names that end in -leigh. I don't find them that bad but I don't like Ashleigh.

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I really like Lee and Leigh as nn's for a girl though. For example Leocadia nn Lee or Liviana nn Lee or Liora nn Lee.

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I much prefer Leah / Lea / Lia as a full fn.

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This message was edited 9/19/2016, 11:56 PM

I much prefer Lee, it just looks nicer. I've never minded this name, though I prefer it as a mn.

Where I'm from (US South), Leigh is the female spelling and I don't view it as tacky at all. It's just dated. Having said that, it's still nice. I know quite a few people with Lee / Leigh as their mn -- including family.

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Re: spelling, I prefer Leigh for a female and I find this slightly more complex and appealing.

I love Lee but I must admit I'm a little biased. ...it's my middle name and my son's too.

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I do not like Leigh.

It's pretty gross, but I like the spelling Leigh more.

Lee is pretty cute. It's a common middle name but it's actually fairly fresh sounding as a first name. I think Leigh is ugly though. It's manly in a bad way. I don't mind masculine-looking names on girls but Leigh is just too rough and awkward and has no redeeming qualities in my opinion.

I like Leigh, it's so cute... don't really like Lee. It feels a bit incomplete to me I guess. I've also always loved Leah.

I don't see Leigh as tacky and I love Lee. It is simple and sweet.

For stand-alone, I like Leigh best. Lee is more (I think) for a combo-name..Mary-Lee, Myrna-Lee.