How would you pronounce Leighton

[darcien]

Lee-ton or Lay-ton ? Thanks

Love what do you mean, not a proper name? Like a made up name? Because it's actually a well established name...google is your friend.

it’s not a proper name for either a girl or a boy

It's most definitely a real name Love

As I said upthread, I know one in his 50's - it's an old family name on his side.

I went to school with a Leighton, he pronounced it Layton

I once heard a story about a boy from Bedfordshire area who was watching Leyton Hewitt play at Wimbledon, wanted to support him but in his excitement, when the crowd was quiet, shouted "Come on Leighton Buzzard!"

Classic Welsh boys name

it’s not a proper name for either a girl or a boy

It's most definitely a real name Love

As I said upthread, I know one in his 50's - it's an old family name on his side.

I'm with you SheGot - there's more than one in my (Welsh) family tree.....born first half of 20th Century

Lay ton

Plenty of middle-aged Welsh blokes called Leighton. (Lay-ton).

Lay - tun. I always think of gossip girl

The one I know is Lay-ton. He's a lovely little boy.

Yep, most of the ones I know are in their 40s and live in the Valleys fluffi

I would think of a girl and pronounce it lay-ton

Lay-ton. I think it's interesting that older men with this name are usually middle class and young boys with it definitely not. It sounds awful in the local accent here. Long a, dropped t.

I know both male and female named Leighton

Lay-ton and a boy

Lay-tun.

As in Leighton Buzzard.

Layton. Boy.

Lay-tn

I know a Layton (not Leighton) in his 30s.

Ley-ton. Boy

I’m from South Wales and know a few men called Leighton. Never knew it was a place name.

It is a boys name. Never heard of a girl called Leighton (pronounced Lay-ton). I don't like it.

Lay-ton, a boy, and a perfectly normal name!

Also the photographer Leigh Miller is pronounced Lee

Harebell if you mean the American woman photographer, her name was spelt 'Lee', not 'Leigh'.

And I have to say that when I visited Leighton House last year they definitely said 'Welcome to 'lay-ton' house' at the front desk. I've always heard it called that and I worked in that area of London for over 20 years