Layton vs. Leighton for a boy

knottiee419091fb21b5daf

We love the name Layton for a boy. We are trying to decide if we should spell it Layton or Leighton. 

It is pronounced LAY TYNN

With Leighton spelling we are afraid of people saying LEE TON

With Layton spelling we are afraid of people saying LAY TAWN. 

Am I overthinking this!? Which spelling do you prefer for a boy?

Thanks in advance. 

knottie_knottie1

Leighton appears to be a unisex spelling and Layton seems to be used as solely as a male spelling, so either way I don't think you can go wrong.

harpseal135

Leighton is the only way I have seen it spelled and pronounced the way you want it pronounced.  Tjough Layton may be a correct way of spelling, it just looks odd, IMO

knottiec1bd6c5399b4642a

Maybe Leighton unless you're a fan of the Professor Layton Nintendo DS games: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Professor_Layton

mb0112

Never heard of this name but I think Layton would more reliably get pronounced the way you like and less likely to be taken as a female name 

karbaud

I prefer Leighton.

lea-v3

Leigh is "Lee" and that's how I would pronounce Leighton.

knottie_knottie1

Leigh can also be pronounced as "lay", like neighbor, reign, feign. I've also met a Leigh who pronounced her name as '"lee-ah"

mommarosie1

Layton seems more boyish to me. Leighton I think of as a girl name personally. 

aboutlangetime

My daughter's name is Leighton Noelle, but I have a friend who named her son Layton Rhett. I think the latter is more masculine, and the former is more commonly used for girls.

knottiee419091fb21b5daf

Thank you so much! Do you feel like your daughters name ever gets mispronounced? Or do you feel like most people say it properly? 

aboutlangetime

No one has mispronounced my daughter's name yet. Her nickname is Leia.