Not quite sure

[daydreamb]

I know it doesn't really have anything to do with me but...
My sister is due a baby girl soon and her and her partner are calling the baby Leigh. I just think, personally, it's a dreadful name for a baby but obviously can't tell her that.
Am I being unreasonable or is it actually awful?

It’s not my taste, but it’s a perfectly normal name. It’s also none of your business! They can name their baby whatever they want.

If you want to keep a good relationship with them, never say anything.

Oh I'm not going to as you say it's absolutely nothing to do with me and I would absolutely hate to upset my sister. I just can't get my head around it.

I know a Leigh in her late teens. There's plenty of worse names out there!

Its not for you to be sure or unsure about, though is it.

I'm confused how you would pronounce that, is it pronounced Lee or Lee-ah?

Like Lee.

as above - not my first choice but reasonable for a girl and sounds like Lee.

Say nothing

SIL named Dneph a name I'd never choose but that's how it is with other people's kids - they don't ask you.

It's dated and Lee is a bit of a dad's name.

I went to school with a Leigh, I just thought it was a normal name. It’s fine.

I think its a nice name, and obviously to their taste. I'm sure it will grow on you, once the baby is born.

Awful. It probably grow on you when she’s here though.

I had called friend named Lee growing up so feels a bit dated, but nothing else wrong with it.

I work in nurseries and often hear a name of a child on the waiting list and find it odd, as soon as you get to know the child though you stop thinking that!

I went to school with a Leigh and always thought it was quite chavvy.

I knew a Leigh who married a Lee and ended up changing her first name so they weren't constantly being confused for each other. So, it wouldn't be my choice.

My dear MIL questioned if we had thrown a load of scrabble letters down and taken that as a name when we named DD Niamh 🙄 we like it and didn’t appreciate the comment at the time, and even less so now (she made this comment about an hour after I had an emergency csection at 33 weeks and DD was whisked off to NICU).

If I were you I’d keep your mouth shut and it will grow on you! 😊 you would never imagine her being anything else after a while... and your sister will never forget your comments if you do make them

I love it but I can appreciate it's not everyone's cup of tea.

I would keep my mouth firmly closed if I were you, and just be happy for your sister.

What's wrong with "Leigh"? It's maybe a bit 70s but it's not awful or embarrassing. At least it's a bit different and her daughter won't be one of eight in her class.

Lee is better than Leigh, the latter is a surname.

I'm not keen but there are worse.

Leigh is my wife's name, it suits her perfectly. I think it can be very pretty and feminine or more strong depending on the person it belongs to. YABU to tell her you don't like it, not your baby, not your business. It takes so long for people to find and agree on names just between them and their partner, they don't have to please everyone else in the family as well or nobody would ever name their baby anything.

Lee is a fairly common Irish surname, and also a very common Chinese surname.

Lee is better than Leigh, the latter is a surname

I know people with the surname Lee, but not Leigh! I always thought Leigh was just the female spelling and would find Lee odd for a girl.
Maybe that's just from having a friend called Leigh back in the day though!

I think it's fine.

I was born and brought up in Leigh-on-Sea so it’s a bit weird to me, but I agree you should keep your opinion to yourself. In a few months it will be your nieces name and that’s all that matters.

It's perfectly fine, it's not like she's planning on calling her dd Buzz Lightyear. You're the reason people advise other people on here not to discuss baby names in rl. It's none of your business.

It's fine!