Raleigh

I dislike the spelling. It looks like it’s pronounced Raley, but it’s actually pronounced Rolly, with a bunch of unnecessary silent letters added in to confuse poor kindergarteners.

I met a boy at summer camp with this name, except he spelled it Ralli, pronounced RAL-ee. I think it's a great name no matter how you spell it.

I thought it was pronounced ray-lee-gh when I first saw it, but all the pronunciations are beautiful!

Freakin gorgeous.

It does look like a US city.

It's cute as a nickname for Raelyn/Raelynn.

I am named Raleigh and hated it until I turned about 21.

It's okay, but not the most attractive name out there, and it makes me think of the city. I prefer it on a boy.

My name is Raleigh and I am girl! Most people cannot say it right. I do wish there were more people with the name Raleigh.

I had a dog with this name. But we called him Trolley because it rhymes with Raleigh, and because he was always happy and trolleys are cute and jolly.

I was named Raleigh 21 years ago, and I pronounce it Rah-lee. My name has always stood out as different and often mispronounced (Riley, Rolly, Raylee, Rah-lay) but I think it has been a a perfect fit for my quiet and gentle personality. I also think it is a hard name to forget once you learn the correct pronunciation. I'm a male, but appreciate the unisex nature of the name and have enjoyed reading the comments on this site. I've never owned a Raleigh bike, or been to Raleigh, NC, but I plan on riding one there before my time is up on this earth.

I think this is a cool middle name to give to a boy. If we end up having a boy, this is a middle name we would consider.

I really like this name! It makes me think of a polite and handsome man. I wish I could find more guys with this name, I don't even know any. I didn't know you could use this name for girls either.

I love this name, and the fact that I just learned from this website that it apparently means "roe deer clearing" just makes me love it more, because a deer is my favorite animal. It's uncommon, fantastic, and unique, and aside from those qualities, I just love the sound of it. Fantastical choice!

Oh my god people, it's a BOY name! You can't just make whatever historical masculine name you want into a trendy girl's name! Anyways, I always thought it was pronounced "rall-lee". I don't really like this as a name, but as a girl's name is just too much.

I love this name. I prefer it on a girl, pronounced RAH-lee.

I know a Raleigh (pronounced like "Rolly") who is male, in his 60's or early 70's . And I'm not sure if I know any girls named Raleigh (pronounced the same or as "Ray-lee") but I've heard of it as a girl's name too.

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My opinion:
(Note, I'm a writer, aka a character-namer, not a baby-namer. :D)

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As a male name I think it suggests someone mature, wise, perhaps wealthy, conservative, interested in business.

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As a female name, I would say young (child or teen), interested in dance or something similar, unique but not strange (ie, not the same as all the Brittneys, Ashleys, etc, but not nerdy or "odd"), likely cute, blonde, nice, liked by adults.

Sounds absolutely androgynous. I prefer it for a male. Seems like the name of an intelligent guy with a good disposition.

I always thought it was a girl's name. It sounds like Rae and Leigh. Very girly. I wouldn't name a boy this. A girl maybe.

This could also be a name for a girl. I know a couple girls by this name.

My name is Natalie and I am a redhead. Raleigh seemed perfect for a girl name for any daughter of mine. It has the same amount of letters, both will be said with Lee at the end, and the name means in old English “red meadow”. Perfect for a (fingers crossed) red headed child.

I have a female friend named Raleigh. She pronounces it "RAY LEE". It's a strange name but it's grown on me. She always gets it pronounced "Rally". She hates that but I find it hilarious!

I looks like Riley spelt the horrible Ryleigh way.