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A few ?'s about LEAH
Especially interested in those who are personally named Leah or know a Leah.
1. Do people ever mistakeningly (I'm not sure that's even a word) pronounce it as "Leigh" instead of "Lee-ah?"
2. Do you think she would develop "Leigh" as a nickname, even if we only called her Leah at home?
I love the name, but DH is a little concerned about these things.
And in case you want to offer opinions on these... We are also tossing around... Elsie, Riley, and Avery
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Re: A few ?'s about LEAH
I can't imagine people reading it as Lee...
I know a Leah, we sometimes call her Lee Lee, but thats just a cutesy nn, she doesn't actually GO by it.
I absolutely adore the name Leah. A friend has a 3-yr old named Leah and there has never been an issue with it being mispronounced. I don't think "Leigh" is an "obvious" nickname other people would give her. Leah doesn't need one anyway.
IMO Leah & Elsie are along the same vein. Old fashioned but not out of style. Riley & Avery so popular & trendy now they're on the verge of overkill.
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1. If someone mispronounces it Lee, they live under a rock.
2. People are lazy and find the shortest possible thing to call someone. You can correct them when she is younger, but your daughter may not just care that much.
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I don't think Leah will get mispronounced and I don't think it's long enough for people to try and automatically give her a NN.
I like Leah better than the other names you've been discussing. I think Riley works best for a dog and Avery SHOULD be a boy's name.
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1. Only if they're stupid.
2. I absolutely doubt it. None of the Leahs I know have.
Elsie is nice, Riley and Avery are hideous/dated/trendy/meh.
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1. No, I don't think so. I would say it right.
2. She might get a nickname but not if she didn't want one. She could control that.
I don't think it will be mispronounced as Leigh.
That doesn't mean it will always be pronounced the way you want it to be ? half the women I know named Leah pronounce it LEE-ah and half say LAY-ah. It's not a big deal, though. It's a common enough name that you shouldn't worry about the pronunciation.
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My DD is Leah, and she's never been called Leigh by other people, or people in our family either.
We have a lot of people call her "Lay-ah" in stead of "Lee-ah", but that is to be expected where we live. I thought it would bother me at least a little, but it doesn't at all.
1. No. Leah is a pretty common, classic name...easy to spell and say. I can't imagine someone pronouncing it wrong.
2. It's unlikely. It's a short enough name already and if you refer to her as Leah then everyone else probably will as well.
1. Leah was a top contender for me and I've researched the name extensively. I found that a lot of people named Leah said that people call them Leigh all.the.time. This is the reason I took it off our list. It boggles my mind that anyone would say Leigh, but it happens very often to those people.
2. No
That's a nice name. I went to school with a Leea and it was never mispronounced (but that may be because of the... unique... spelling). However, I've never even thought to pronounce Leah as Leigh myself whenever I've seen that name. And I'm not sure why anyone would give your child a nickname if they've never heard you call them that. That's kind of rude, IMO, so I hope that no one would do that. She might prefer Leigh when she gets older but that's up to her, lol.
I also like your other names.
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Leah is a great name and I doubt it will be mispronounced and also no need for a nn.
I strongly dislike Riley and Avery (both boys names and dated)
I love Elsie but prefer Elsa.
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First, I chuckle that everyone seems to think that it's never mispronounced. Maybe it will be less so nowadays, since it seems to be becoming more common than it was back in the late 70s.
Anyway.....I'd say I get "Lee" about 20% of the time, and "Lay-ah" about 20% of the time. "Lee-ah" (how I actually pronounce it) the rest of the time. My good friends call me Lee-lee.
FWIW, I don't mind being called "Lay-ah" (since that is actually the traditional Hebrew way to pronounce it), but I HATE being called "Lee." When I was little I got mad, since I thought Lee was a boy's name, and people were calling me a boy. Now, I will correct someone when they say "Lee," but usually not when they say "Lay-ah."
My mn is Leah. LAY-uh.
Not that it's used much, but when people do try to read it it's usually as LEE-uh.
I love the name with either pronounciation.
This, I have always pronounced Lay-ah. Leah is my Hebrew name and that is how it is pronounced in the Old Testament, so I don't understand the Lee-ah pronunciation. To me that should be spelled Lia. But that's just me and I'm in the minority. Most likely you won't have any pronunciation issues.