How would you pronounce Leighton

[darcien]

Lee-ton or Lay-ton ? Thanks

Layton. Male name. I know one in his 50's.

I'd pronounce it Layton, as in various place names. Male name to me.

Lay-ton. Leighton Meester from Gossip Girl

Lay-ton, as in Leighton Baines, Everton left back.

Layton and I would assume a boy's name.

Makes me think of east London!

I actually quite like it though. Yes it’s a place name, but I don’t think it’s tacky for it.

Layton. Boy's name offering excellent scope for middle names. Orient and Buzzard spring to mind.

Layton

Lay-tun (as in Buzzard)

I's expect a person with this name to be male, and from a family that adopts naming convention of mother's maiden name as forename, or names after a significant place.

Layton.

Boy.

Not keen.

Layton as in buzzard. Although the main pronunciation locally is Lay (guttural stop) un.

Layton. Male name. Agree with others - reminds me of Leyton in London (an "up and coming area" - ie not v nice atm!)

Lay-ton

And would assume male

I'd assume it was a town, not a person.

Lay-ton, boy's name like in Leighton Baines. Don't much like the name but Bainsy is top!

I'd agree with Bridget, neither girl or boy, town. Or surname derived from the town.

Layton. I'd say boy.

I myself say Layton, however I have always though I was wrong. Leeton is the official pronounciation, I recall. Context is Frederick Lord Leigton, Edmund Blair Leighton and in Hampstead I have visited Leighton house where it was very clearly pronounced as Leeton. May be a posh pronounciation. Try calling up Leighton House in London as asking them?

Also the photographer Leigh Miller is pronounced Lee.

Harebellmeadow I used to have a goldfish called Frederick Leighton, 1st Baron Leighton.

Had no idea I'd been pronouncing it wrong

I also agree with Bridget.

I wouldn’t know whether it was a girl or a boy, because it’s not a proper name for either a girl or a boy.

Layton. Boy. I've only met one. Not good associations for me - one of the naughtiest boys I've taught.

Lay-ton

Lay-ton, definitely a boy'a name. Known a few, though with slightly different spellings.

Definitely pronounced Lay-ton. I went to school with lots of boys with this name.