Leigh
[liː]Meaning
from a surname, a variant of Lee; Old English lēah, wood or meadow
Background Story
Leigh is both an English surname and a unisex given name. It comes from a surname that was a variant of Lee. That surname derives from the nominative case of Old English lēah, meaning wood or meadow, and described a dweller by the wood or clearing.
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