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in reply to a message by Margi
I think it is too girly (and that's something coming from a person with Sidney, Aubrey, Darcy, Meredith etc on their boys' list).
Just Leigh wouldn't be too bad (I've seen Leigh used on boys many times).
Usually the 'girliness' of a name wouldn't put me off using it but Leigha is different. My reasons:
It's identical in pronunciation to Leah and Lea (popular girls' names) so just looks like a kre8tiv twist on those. Added to this is the general trend that it is girls that are more likely to have 'kre8tiv' names (Madisyn, Kaela, Haylie etc)
The -(l)eigh- spelling is often used to 'feminise' unisex/boys' name when they are used for girls eg Aubreigh, Baileigh, Sydneigh, Kaseigh. You'd see these and expect them to be girls.
The 'ee' sound is now seen as very girly. By looking at the popularity lists you can see Emily, Ashley, Chloe, Sydney, Kaylee, Hayley, Avery, Mackenzie, Kylie, Keely, Keira, Brianna etc on the girls' list. For the boys' there are not that many.
Plus that fact that 'a' at the end of the name is seen as being the feminine form.
It very much ticks all the correct trendy boxes to make it a girls' name.
Just Leigh wouldn't be too bad (I've seen Leigh used on boys many times).
Usually the 'girliness' of a name wouldn't put me off using it but Leigha is different. My reasons:
It's identical in pronunciation to Leah and Lea (popular girls' names) so just looks like a kre8tiv twist on those. Added to this is the general trend that it is girls that are more likely to have 'kre8tiv' names (Madisyn, Kaela, Haylie etc)
The -(l)eigh- spelling is often used to 'feminise' unisex/boys' name when they are used for girls eg Aubreigh, Baileigh, Sydneigh, Kaseigh. You'd see these and expect them to be girls.
The 'ee' sound is now seen as very girly. By looking at the popularity lists you can see Emily, Ashley, Chloe, Sydney, Kaylee, Hayley, Avery, Mackenzie, Kylie, Keely, Keira, Brianna etc on the girls' list. For the boys' there are not that many.
Plus that fact that 'a' at the end of the name is seen as being the feminine form.
It very much ticks all the correct trendy boxes to make it a girls' name.
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