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Despite the name of the explorer Sir Walter Raleigh or the name of the cigarette there are many names that are often with esoteric ambiguous orientations as the bearer inherits it. I have the so called "Steven with a ph" STEPHEN but I've been oriented esoterically it is also pronounced "STeF-en" I wouldn't be surprised if this name would also be said like "Lay" instead of "Lee".
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This name and all the other modern names ending in Leigh should all be pronounced “LAY” and you can’t tell me otherwise.
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I thought it was pronounced lay or leg. But it's lee. Like in Ashleigh, it's said Ash-lee. And in Kayleigh it's said Kay-lee not Kay-lay. And in Hayleigh its Hay-lee not Hay-Lay. Like in Leigh ending names they are said Lee at the end, not lay.
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Variant English Pronunciation: LAY.
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I see a modern orthography suggesting, if via Celtic/etc. "Leigh" with the "gh" a gutteral, as in Lough. & the "ei" as in vein.
In practice, it might pick up a slight lilt at the end (lay-uh (with the "uh" being a schwa)) but this may be due to accent in some parts of Ireland.
I go with the root article here; None are wrong. A person's name is their name & pronounced as their parents intended. All others are wrong. YOU do not tell ME how to pronounce MY name. You can TRY! :P
And don't translate people's names to your own language (e.g. Pedro for Peter) as you're saying their language is some how invalid or inferior. Feel free, in the spirit of friendly chatter to point out, "Did you know, in my language your name would be...?"
I've heard 100 pronunciations for Leigh (I love the name spelled exactly thusly for a girl) and every one was valid & beautiful.
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In practice, it might pick up a slight lilt at the end (lay-uh (with the "uh" being a schwa)) but this may be due to accent in some parts of Ireland.
I go with the root article here; None are wrong. A person's name is their name & pronounced as their parents intended. All others are wrong. YOU do not tell ME how to pronounce MY name. You can TRY! :P
And don't translate people's names to your own language (e.g. Pedro for Peter) as you're saying their language is some how invalid or inferior. Feel free, in the spirit of friendly chatter to point out, "Did you know, in my language your name would be...?"
I've heard 100 pronunciations for Leigh (I love the name spelled exactly thusly for a girl) and every one was valid & beautiful.
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As a male name, in English, the name Leigh is pronounced LEE.
As a female name, it can be pronounced either LEE or LAY. Both are orthographically and phonetically correct and appealing, contrary to the comments that state otherwise. The beautiful name "Lei", pronounced LAY is a clear example.
When pronounced LEE, the name is sometimes also spelled Lea. It's the Middle English spelling for the present-day word 'lea', meaning meadow.
Through Middle English, the word 'Leigh', which was at an earlier point spelled 'lei' and pronounced LAY, took on the pronunciations LEE and LAY.
Though the modern-day, standardised spelling of the word has changed, this DOES NOT mean the original spelling(s) for the name are invalid/incorrect. Names can ALWAYS retain their original spelling(s), as many classic names dating back centuries and/or stemming from various languages do.
Regardless, whether pronounced LEE and spelled either Lee, Lea, or Leigh... All still comply with present-day standardised English orthography...and therefore, all correct, as when pronounced LAY and spelled Lae, Lai, Lea, Lei or Leigh. The difference is a matter of choice, and any choice is fine.
However, Leigh is definitely not pronounced LAY-A (contrary to one of the comments below), unless the standardised orthography of an existing language uses the letters 'eigh' that can be phonetically pronounced AY-A.
Contrary again to one of the comments below, as long as a name complies with the STANDARDISED ORTHOGRAPHY OF ANY PAST OR PRESENT LANGUAGE (and the linguistic phonetic patterns/rules pertaining to it), there is NOTHING uneducated about the spelling of ANY name.
Words are different than names. They must be spelled precisely to their standardised orthography in order to literately distinguish meaning. Yet, we don't go ahead and make up our own unstandardised, nonexistant orthography to be kre8tiv because that would be irrational and ignorant.
If uncertain, we can research to verify what constitutes standardised orthography pertaining to any particular language and in exercising discretion, any spelling will do. Therefore, whether the pronunciation of a name is readily identifiable is completely irrelevant.
So, be Kreighative if you choose, but not Kr8tiv or Ch'reeatyve-LaLeigh irrational and incorrect in any unstandardised orthographic way.
Standardised orthography, whatever it consists of, OR however it varies (as within the English language) is ultra relevant!
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As a female name, it can be pronounced either LEE or LAY. Both are orthographically and phonetically correct and appealing, contrary to the comments that state otherwise. The beautiful name "Lei", pronounced LAY is a clear example.
When pronounced LEE, the name is sometimes also spelled Lea. It's the Middle English spelling for the present-day word 'lea', meaning meadow.
Through Middle English, the word 'Leigh', which was at an earlier point spelled 'lei' and pronounced LAY, took on the pronunciations LEE and LAY.
Though the modern-day, standardised spelling of the word has changed, this DOES NOT mean the original spelling(s) for the name are invalid/incorrect. Names can ALWAYS retain their original spelling(s), as many classic names dating back centuries and/or stemming from various languages do.
Regardless, whether pronounced LEE and spelled either Lee, Lea, or Leigh... All still comply with present-day standardised English orthography...and therefore, all correct, as when pronounced LAY and spelled Lae, Lai, Lea, Lei or Leigh. The difference is a matter of choice, and any choice is fine.
However, Leigh is definitely not pronounced LAY-A (contrary to one of the comments below), unless the standardised orthography of an existing language uses the letters 'eigh' that can be phonetically pronounced AY-A.
Contrary again to one of the comments below, as long as a name complies with the STANDARDISED ORTHOGRAPHY OF ANY PAST OR PRESENT LANGUAGE (and the linguistic phonetic patterns/rules pertaining to it), there is NOTHING uneducated about the spelling of ANY name.
Words are different than names. They must be spelled precisely to their standardised orthography in order to literately distinguish meaning. Yet, we don't go ahead and make up our own unstandardised, nonexistant orthography to be kre8tiv because that would be irrational and ignorant.
If uncertain, we can research to verify what constitutes standardised orthography pertaining to any particular language and in exercising discretion, any spelling will do. Therefore, whether the pronunciation of a name is readily identifiable is completely irrelevant.
So, be Kreighative if you choose, but not Kr8tiv or Ch'reeatyve-LaLeigh irrational and incorrect in any unstandardised orthographic way.
Standardised orthography, whatever it consists of, OR however it varies (as within the English language) is ultra relevant!
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Neigh.
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Weigh
Sleigh
Leigh
Makes no sense to me why it wouldn't be pronounced "lay".
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Sleigh
Leigh
Makes no sense to me why it wouldn't be pronounced "lay".
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As a child in the 70's, it was common for girls to be Leigh (especially Leigh Ann) and boys Lee, middle or first name. Like Joe was male, Jo was female. As for the pronunciation, other "ei" names pronounced with a long "e" include Sheila, Neil, Keith.
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Although I know it's pronounced LEE, I always think LAY in my head when I see it.
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For those of you saying this name can be pronounced "lay" or the same way as the name "leah," no it can't. Leigh is pronounced "lee," plain and simple. Pronounce it "lay" or "leah" if you want to, but the point is that is NOT the CORRECT pronunciation. The other made-up pronunciations are ridiculous.
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Can also be pronounced 'LEE-a'. I like this name pronounced either way, my grandma's name is Leah so I'd consider naming my little girl this to honor her.
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