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{{also|leigh|léigh|lèigh}}
==English==
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===Alternative forms===
* {{sense|surname|given name}} {{l|en|Lee}}

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|en|/liː/|/laɪ/|q2=some placenames}}
* {{rhymes|en|iː|s=1}}
* {{hmp|en|lea|Lee|leigh|li}}
* {{rhymes|en|aɪ|s=2}}
* {{hmp|en|lai|lie|lye}}

===Proper noun===
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# {{surname|en|from=Middle English}}, variant of [[Lee]].
# {{given name|en|unisex|from=surnames}}.
## {{lb|en|UK}} {{given name|en|female}}, {{feminine equivalent of|en|Lee}}.
# A placename:
## {{place|en|town|metbor/Wigan|co/Greater Manchester|cc/England}}.
## {{place|en|village/and/cpar|in|co/Dorset|cc/England}} {{q|OS grid ref ST6108}}. <ref>[https://maps.walkingclub.org.uk/admin/dorset/leigh-parish.html Parish map (Dorset)]</ref>
## The Leigh, {{place|en|a=a|hamlet/and/cpar|in|bor/Tewkesbury|co/Gloucestershire|cc/England}} {{q|OS grid ref SO8626}}. <ref>[https://maps.walkingclub.org.uk/admin/gloucestershire/tewkesbury/leigh-parish.html Parish map (Gloucestershire)]</ref>
## {{place|en|village/and/cpar|in|dist/Sevenoaks|co/Kent|cc/England}} {{q|OS grid ref TQ5446}}. Former spelling: {{m|en|Lyghe}}. <ref>[https://maps.walkingclub.org.uk/admin/kent/sevenoaks/leigh-parish.html Parish map (Kent)]</ref>
## {{place|en|cpar|in|dist/East Staffordshire|co/Staffordshire|cc/England|which includes|vill/Church Leigh|vill/Lower Leigh|and|vill/Upper Leigh}}. <ref>[https://maps.walkingclub.org.uk/admin/staffordshire/east-staffordshire/leigh-parish.html Parish map (Staffordshire)]</ref>
## {{place|en|village/and/cpar|in|dist/Mole Valley|co/Surrey|cc/England}} {{q|OS grid ref TQ2246}}. <ref>[https://maps.walkingclub.org.uk/admin/surrey/mole-valley/leigh-parish.html Parish map (Surrey)]</ref>
## {{place|en|village/and/cpar|in north|co/Wiltshire|cc/England}} {{q|OS grid ref SU0692}}. <ref>[https://maps.walkingclub.org.uk/admin/wiltshire/leigh-parish.html Parish map (Wiltshire)]</ref>
## {{place|en|small village/and/cpar|(served by Leigh and [[Bransford]] Parish Council) in|dist/Malvern Hills|co/Worcestershire|cc/England}} {{q|OS grid ref SO7853}}. <ref>[https://maps.walkingclub.org.uk/admin/worcestershire/malvern-hills/leigh-parish.html Parish map (Worcestershire)]</ref>

====Usage notes====
In the UK, Leigh is occasionally seen as the feminine form of the male name [[Lee]].

====Derived terms====
* {{l|en|Leigh Delamere}}
* {{l|en|Leigh disease}}
* {{l|en|Leigh-on-Sea}}

===See also===
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* {{l|en|Lea}}
* {{l|en|Leah}}
* {{l|en|Lee}}
* {{l|en|Leh}}
* {{l|en|Lei}}
* {{l|en|Ley}}
* {{l|en|Li}}
* {{l|en|Ly}}
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===References===
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