Leah or Leigh or neither?

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Pg with dc3 could be dd3. Stuck for third girls name!

Lea (with accent) popular in France and Germany and I love. Would probably use uk spelling of Leah though.

Dh thinks Leah ok but thinks Leigh would be better. I think it's ok but isn't it a boys name really? Would just seem like we wanted a da so named dd3 with a boys name?!

Any opinion on Leah or Leigh?

Thanks!

To me Leigh is a boy's name. I love Leah. Not commonly used - reminds me of a Leah at primary school hideously long time ago who wanted to be a stunt woman or ride horses.

I prefer Leah.

I know someone with a Leona nn Lea (pronounced Lee)
Or Leonie is similar

I love Leah. It's timeless and not overly popular.
Leigh to me is a boys name.

I love Leah too. Pronounced Lee-ah? Beautiful.

Much nicer than Leigh which was the fashion as a hyphenated middle name a few years ago. Lots of Demi-Leigh, Kasey-Leighs about when I had my first child.

I know a girl called Leigh but prefer Leah

I prefer the spelling of Lea (pronounced Lay-a). The 'h' at the end takes away the femininity imo.

Leigh/Lee are boys names, I thought?

I like lea spelt without the h.

Leigh is a boys' name imo.

Lea is lovely (without the 'h').

Leah is gorgeous and quite underused.

I've heard of Lee as a girls name, there was an artist called Lee Miller. However I think Leigh is the more common spelling.

Thanks all! There is a female dj called leigh lezark as well.

I do still feel that it's more a boys name.

I was thinking Leah as in lee-ahh and hadn't really considered lea as in lay-ah. Being in the uk could involve lots of spelling and pronunciation corrections?

My middle name is Leigh, I've never liked it, but was named it after a place where a great aunt lived. It means meadow, I'd prefer that instead of Leigh.

I think the boys version is Lee

Lay-a is Star Wars
Leah (Lee-ah) is lovely

I am Leah, after my Scottish maternal granny, and I absolutely love it.

The American & Jewish people I've dealt with through work pronounce it lay-ah and I gave up correcting them but no one else seems to have a problem with the pronunciation or spelling despite the fact that there aren't too many of us about.

I love Leah. Classic, timeless and underused. What's not to love?

Not keen on Leigh. I used to know a girl named Lee though. She was always presumed to be male.

How about the Lia spelling?

Lia feels like a diff name though. Dh's middle name is Lee so I think Leah gives a slight call out to that without overemphasising the point.

Seems like most people would assume Leigh/Lee to be male.

My name is Leigh (I'm a girl) and I would say go with Leah please! Everyone expects me to be male, or doesn't know how to pronounce my name if they see it spelt.

Defo Leah

Im biased as I have one but I vote for Leah. My Leah is 9 now and we very rarely meet anybody else with that name, she's the only Leah in her school.

Thanks TheAuthoress for your heartfelt answer! We've always gone simple with names before for this reason.

I like the idea of being the only one cheese.

Thanks all

Leah is lovely, it was 2nd on my list. Leigh could always be a nickname (my cousin is Leanne but goes by Leigh with no problems)

Leigh/Lee is a boy's name from the eighties.

Leah is lovely.

Like Leah best but both are nice. I would say Leigh is a girls name but Lee is a boys name.