Name Pronounciation and spelling?! Please advise!

orion09 · February 2009

OKay so DH and I are coming up with the spelling of our potential names. For a boy we chose the name Orion Alexander and for a girl [here comes the drama...

we want to name her Leigh [pronounced Lay-uh] Richelle

the problem is this.. DH says that Leigh spelled that way is prounced LEE, i disagree but an willing to admit if i'm wrong.

What are some cute ways of spelling the name i want? and when you read the Name "Leigh" did you pronounce it Lay-ah or Lee? TIA!!!

elvis_cbw · February 2009

Lee... sorry!

Mrs.Kent · February 2009

Leigh is definitely pronounced Lee. It's just the feminine spelling.

lkaylee721 · February 2009

I read it as Lee- Maybe you could spell it Laya or Leiya (if you want it more creatively spelled)

chels0120 · February 2009

I've seen it used as a middle name a ton and pronounced Lee

FirefightersBride · February 2009

It is definitely pronounced LEE.

DSteed-to-be · February 2009

Anytime I see "leigh" as a name or part of a name, it is pronounced {lee}.

I've seen Leah be able to pronounced [lee-uh] or [lay-uh] though.

~Soleil~ · February 2009

Lee...sorry.

HotDish! · February 2009

My sisters middle name is Leigh and we pronounce it Lee.

katJude · February 2009

Leigh is said Lee.

Leia is Lay-uh (as in the Princess from Star Wars).

Mama Jan · February 2009

I definitely agree with your DH that Leigh says "lee"

I have only seen "lay-uh" as Lea. Maybe Leia, too? Since lei in Hawaiian says "lay"?

erino&chrish · February 2009

Leigh is pronounced "LEE". If you want "LAY-UH" try Leigha or Lahya. If you do Leigha, everyone will misprounounce it as "LEE-UH".

I really like both names!

Danielle43043 · February 2009

I would say that's Lee. Where do you get the "-ah" in Leigh? I'm not sure how you spell it. Maybe just Laya?

CantWaitforBaby · February 2009

Definitely Lee...sorry! I don't know how to spell lay-ah but i know there is a spelling for it!

afg · February 2009

Leigh = Lee

Leah = lay-ah

JNicMTek · February 2009

I pronounce Leigh as Lee

Laya or Leia

JWinCT · February 2009

Leigh is definitely pronounced "Lee."

The only way I can think to spell it to be pronounced Lay-uh is Leia (like in Princess Leia from Star Wars).

BCLong21 · February 2009

I always pronounce it Lee.

Laya, maybe?

Pesky · February 2009

Lee. For a Lay-ah pronunciation, you are going to have to go with a different spelling.

SteffaniO · February 2009

Leigh is pronounced "Lee". Leia is the only spelling I've ever seen for "Lay-ah".

*Caress* · February 2009

Honestly when I read it i pronounced it Lay without the "uh" like sleigh without the "S" LOL

It's a really cute name, what if you add an "a" at the end of it? Leigha

But for some reason Leigha doesn't look right... Leia looks better.

us+1 · February 2009

100% Lee. Sorry!

nachocheeze · February 2009

Definitely pronounced Lee.

MidwestTexan · February 2009

Leigh = pronounced "Lee"

to get a "Lay-ah" pronunciation, you could spell it Leigha, Leia, Laya...

breezymomma · February 2009

It's pronounced Lee, sorry. If you want it to sound like Le-ya. Spell it like this Liya. It's one of my favorite names.

Jamers615 · February 2009

Leigh is "Lee" to me. Cause it's my and my mom's middle name. Hehe.

Jonah's_Mommy · February 2009

That is "Lee"!

But you could spell it Laiya or Laiah or Laeah.

Mrs.Carlybella · February 2009

Leigh = Lee

for lay-uh, I would do Leia

orion09 · February 2009

*Caress*:
Honestly when I read it i pronounced it Lay without the "uh" like sleigh without the "S" LOL

It's a really cute name, what if you add an "a" at the end of it? Leigha

But for some reason Leigha doesn't look right... Leia looks better.

lol, this was MY logic too! guess we're wrong... lol... Gawd DH is never going to let me live this down... lol

so here are the new options based off of suggestions

1. Laya Richelle

2. Leah Richelle

3. Leia Richelle

WeddingInGreece2008 · February 2009

orion09:
OKay so DH and I are coming up with the spelling of our potential names.? For a boy we chose the name Orion Alexander and for a girl [here comes the drama...
we want to name her Leigh [pronounced Lay-uh] Richelle
the problem is this.. DH says that Leigh spelled that way is prounced LEE, i disagree but an willing to admit if i'm wrong.?
What are some cute ways of spelling the name i want? and when you read the Name "Leigh" did you pronounce it Lay-ah or Lee? TIA!!!

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Definitely Lee. Why don't you spell it Layah? Laya??

jolis_petits_bijoux · February 2009

I would strongly advise against naming your daughter "Leigh" and pronouncing it Lay-ah. Your DH is right. While it's a beautiful name however it's pronounced, she'll be spelling and pronouncing it constantly for the rest of her life.

Ways to spell "LAY-ah":

Leia (a la Princess Leia)

Laiah

Leigha

Laya (though not sure I would use that spelling)

orion09 · February 2009

Thanks so much ladies!!! lol. DH is going to be happy i did this... finally he will agree with the bumpers! Now i guess i'll send a mass email out to the family to vote on the spelling. lol. thanks again!

Leenie_89 · February 2009

It's Lee, no doubt. I love the [lay-uh] but really don't like the spelling of Leigh.

I think Leia is a pretty spelling though!

nachocheeze · February 2009

Thanks for posting this! I'm a Leigh and my name is mis-prounounced constantly, so I found it interesting so many of you guys posted the right way to say it (Lee). People call me "Lay" or "Lee-ah" for the most part, I've even gotten "League" a few times which I never understood.

Idhreniel · February 2009

Leigh is definately pronounced Lee. Leia (as in the Star Wars character) is pronounced Lay-ah.

MeghanF13 · February 2009

elvis_cbw:
Lee... sorry!

Ditto.

orion09 · February 2009

nachocheeze:
Thanks for posting this! I'm a Leigh and my name is mis-prounounced constantly, so I found it interesting so many of you guys posted the right way to say it (Lee). People call me "Lay" or "Lee-ah" for the most part, I've even gotten "League" a few times which I never understood.

thanks for replying!! Now i see what my little poopsy would have to go through... that is if we have a girl.... although i'm really hoping for a boy.. i figure its just better to have a name for both... just in case!