"Leigh" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /liː/, /laɪ/
Rhymes: -iː, -aɪ Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Leigh
  1. A surname from Middle English, variant of Lee.
    Sense id: en-Leigh-en-name-Gb0yuzhq Categories (other): English surnames
  2. A unisex given name transferred from the surname. Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names, English male given names, English unisex given names
    Sense id: en-Leigh-en-name-2MFQ-55N Categories (other): English unisex given names from surnames
  3. A unisex given name transferred from the surname.
    (UK) A female given name, female equivalent of Lee
    Tags: UK Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names, English male given names, English unisex given names
    Sense id: en-Leigh-en-name-2tf4HOn1 Categories (other): British English, English unisex given names from surnames
  4. A placename
    A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England.
    Categories (place): Places in England, Places in Greater Manchester, England, Towns in England, Towns in Greater Manchester, England
    Sense id: en-Leigh-en-name-EolVV1aA
  5. A placename
    A village in Dorset, England.
    Categories (place): Places in Dorset, England, Places in England, Villages in Dorset, England, Villages in England
    Sense id: en-Leigh-en-name-fd9a0kUh
  6. A placename
    The Leigh, a hamlet and civil parish in Tewkesbury borough, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO8626).
    Categories (place): Civil parishes of England, Places in England, Places in Gloucestershire, England, Villages in England, Villages in Gloucestershire, England Derived forms: Leigh Delamere, Leigh disease, Leigh-on-Sea Related terms: Lea, Leah, Lee, Leh, Lei, Ley, Li, Ly
    Sense id: en-Leigh-en-name-d5WKctp6
  7. A placename
    A village and civil parish in Sevenoaks district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ5446). Former spelling: Lyghe.
    Categories (place): Civil parishes of England, Places in England, Places in Kent, England, Villages in England, Villages in Kent, England
    Sense id: en-Leigh-en-name-8spZ65Vc
  8. A placename
    A civil parish in East Staffordshire district, Staffordshire, England, which includes Church Leigh, Lower Leigh and Upper Leigh.
    Categories (place): Civil parishes of England, Places in England, Places in Staffordshire, England
    Sense id: en-Leigh-en-name-119ragg9
  9. A placename
    A village in Surrey, England.
    Categories (place): Places in England, Places in Surrey, England, Villages in England, Villages in Surrey, England
    Sense id: en-Leigh-en-name-cUv6POqh
  10. A placename
    A village in Wiltshire, England.
    Categories (place): Places in England, Places in Wiltshire, England, Villages in England, Villages in Wiltshire, England
    Sense id: en-Leigh-en-name-zBabYdys
  11. A placename
    A small village and civil parish (served by Leigh and Bransford Parish Council) in Malvern Hills district, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SO7853).
    Categories (place): Civil parishes of England, Places in England, Places in Worcestershire, England, Villages in England, Villages in Worcestershire, England
    Sense id: en-Leigh-en-name-ygVQ8xpi
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (given name): Lee [surname]
Disambiguation of 'given name': 2 47 47 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1

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