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So there was a guy (I'm guessing early 20's) on the national news for doing some fundraising for his cousin and his name was Hadleigh. WDYT?
This provoked me to think about lee/ley/leigh names. So I have a few questions
1. is Leigh a feminine spelling to you? How about Lee or ley(on the end of a name)?
2. Do you like any -lee/ley/leigh names? I only have Finley on my list, for a boy
3. Does it bother you that many -ley boys names are being lost to the girls side? Which do you wish had never become girls names? I wish Ashley were still more a boys name because I love the nn Ash.
This provoked me to think about lee/ley/leigh names. So I have a few questions
1. is Leigh a feminine spelling to you? How about Lee or ley(on the end of a name)?
2. Do you like any -lee/ley/leigh names? I only have Finley on my list, for a boy
3. Does it bother you that many -ley boys names are being lost to the girls side? Which do you wish had never become girls names? I wish Ashley were still more a boys name because I love the nn Ash.
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1. I think Leigh is more masculine because it's a lot more clunky and not as pretty-looking as Lee or -ley.
2. There are plenty that I don't mind, but I don't think there are any that I especially like. Finley is good, I sometimes like Harley, and I can't think of any others atm.
3. I like Ashley "Ash". (Although I also like just Ash.) I think the -ley boys names are a little cooler for boys now just because they aren't as common. Like, a boy Ashley just seems more interesting than a girl Ashley or a boy Andrew or whatever. I know one boy Bailey (and a lot of girl Baileys) and I like it on the boy much better than on the girls.
2. There are plenty that I don't mind, but I don't think there are any that I especially like. Finley is good, I sometimes like Harley, and I can't think of any others atm.
3. I like Ashley "Ash". (Although I also like just Ash.) I think the -ley boys names are a little cooler for boys now just because they aren't as common. Like, a boy Ashley just seems more interesting than a girl Ashley or a boy Andrew or whatever. I know one boy Bailey (and a lot of girl Baileys) and I like it on the boy much better than on the girls.
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It was spelled like that?? I kind of thought the -leigh ending was only for girls. Anyway even if it was Hadley I don't like it. It sounds like a wannabe biker's name.
1. is Leigh a feminine spelling to you? How about Lee or ley(on the end of a name)?
- yeahh, Leigh is totally feminine. Lee on it's own is masculine. I've only ever see -lee on the end of a name with names that have really weird spellings anyway, and I link only on girls. -ley ending can be boy or girl.
2. Do you like any -lee/ley/leigh names? I only have Finley on my list, for a boy
- I like Ashley, Hayley, Riley.. and that's all I can think of just now.
3. Does it bother you that many -ley boys names are being lost to the girls side? Which do you wish had never become girls names? I wish Ashley were still more a boys name because I love the nn Ash.
- It kind of bothers me but it's also kind of inevitable so I don't stress over it. I think you can still use Ashley for a boy. Or if you don't want to, Asher gets you the nn Ash.
1. is Leigh a feminine spelling to you? How about Lee or ley(on the end of a name)?
- yeahh, Leigh is totally feminine. Lee on it's own is masculine. I've only ever see -lee on the end of a name with names that have really weird spellings anyway, and I link only on girls. -ley ending can be boy or girl.
2. Do you like any -lee/ley/leigh names? I only have Finley on my list, for a boy
- I like Ashley, Hayley, Riley.. and that's all I can think of just now.
3. Does it bother you that many -ley boys names are being lost to the girls side? Which do you wish had never become girls names? I wish Ashley were still more a boys name because I love the nn Ash.
- It kind of bothers me but it's also kind of inevitable so I don't stress over it. I think you can still use Ashley for a boy. Or if you don't want to, Asher gets you the nn Ash.
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I think Leigh is more often used for girls but I don't think it's specifically a feminine spelling. -leigh also seems more likely to be feminine, but not absolutely. -ley is neutral and -lee is almost certainly feminine.
When I see a girl/woman with a -leigh name, I kind of assume that it was spelled that way to make it look more feminine. Especially if I have never seen a surname or place name that is really spelled that way. I wasn't aware of the existence of Hadleigh so I would have assumed that was feminine. And been wrong about the guy you saw, but it's not all that jarring; it's not like his name was Clarissa - more like his name was Ashlynn. Passably unisex.
I like a couple of -lee names, midcentury inventions like Carolee and Merilee. Ripley is a GP. And I like Lesley for a guy, but I like Leslie more (also for a guy). And Kelley is alright, for either sex. Shelley, for girls only.
It bugs me a little that Lesley is now considered a mostly feminine name, and Kelly too. I have a strong dislike for certain -ley names on girls, such as Finley and Riley. Ashley was kinda never a guy name to me because I had only ever heard of it as a surname before seeing it on girls. It seems feminine to me - sorry! :-( Ash can stand on its own as a male name, IMO, or as a nick for Asheric (a GP of mine).
When I see a girl/woman with a -leigh name, I kind of assume that it was spelled that way to make it look more feminine. Especially if I have never seen a surname or place name that is really spelled that way. I wasn't aware of the existence of Hadleigh so I would have assumed that was feminine. And been wrong about the guy you saw, but it's not all that jarring; it's not like his name was Clarissa - more like his name was Ashlynn. Passably unisex.
I like a couple of -lee names, midcentury inventions like Carolee and Merilee. Ripley is a GP. And I like Lesley for a guy, but I like Leslie more (also for a guy). And Kelley is alright, for either sex. Shelley, for girls only.
It bugs me a little that Lesley is now considered a mostly feminine name, and Kelly too. I have a strong dislike for certain -ley names on girls, such as Finley and Riley. Ashley was kinda never a guy name to me because I had only ever heard of it as a surname before seeing it on girls. It seems feminine to me - sorry! :-( Ash can stand on its own as a male name, IMO, or as a nick for Asheric (a GP of mine).
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1. is Leigh a feminine spelling to you? How about Lee or ley on the end of a name)?
I think of it as a surname because that's my irl experience of it, whereas I think of Lee as a boy's name as I've met many male Lees and no female Lees (unless you count my Aussie cousin Lee-Anne)
What the data sez: Leigh as a first name in England & Wales is unisex, but there are more male Leighs than females. The most recent charts have 11 boys called Leigh and no girls, but there are lots and lots of Something-Leigh girls' names and kre8iv spellings with -leigh, e.g. Holleigh.
Tl;dr:
Leigh on its own = more than likely male
-leigh, -lee, etc = female
2. Do you like any -lee/ley/leigh names? I only have Finley on my list, for a boy
I don't mind Stanley and Ashley, but probably wouldn't use them
3. Does it bother you that many -ley boys names are being lost to the girls side? Which do you wish had never become girls names? I wish Ashley were still more a boys name because I love the nn Ash.
I don't really care much tbh, although I prefer them on boys.
I think of it as a surname because that's my irl experience of it, whereas I think of Lee as a boy's name as I've met many male Lees and no female Lees (unless you count my Aussie cousin Lee-Anne)
What the data sez: Leigh as a first name in England & Wales is unisex, but there are more male Leighs than females. The most recent charts have 11 boys called Leigh and no girls, but there are lots and lots of Something-Leigh girls' names and kre8iv spellings with -leigh, e.g. Holleigh.
Tl;dr:
Leigh on its own = more than likely male
-leigh, -lee, etc = female
2. Do you like any -lee/ley/leigh names? I only have Finley on my list, for a boy
I don't mind Stanley and Ashley, but probably wouldn't use them
3. Does it bother you that many -ley boys names are being lost to the girls side? Which do you wish had never become girls names? I wish Ashley were still more a boys name because I love the nn Ash.
I don't really care much tbh, although I prefer them on boys.
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hadleigh looks very stagy and feminine. Even on a girl and even spelled Hadley I think it sucks.
Leigh to me is all female, even though the main character in "Dear Mr. Henshaw" was a boy named Leigh Botts. Lee is mostly male. At least as a first name. As an ending element Leigh and Lee are all female and ley mostly is too.
I don't care that much about the whole "boys' names going female" thing. I say, whichever side uses it more, that's their name. There never were many boys named Ashley or Haley so I don't think of it as a boys' name or even a unisex name.
I like Ashley and Hailey for girls.
Leigh to me is all female, even though the main character in "Dear Mr. Henshaw" was a boy named Leigh Botts. Lee is mostly male. At least as a first name. As an ending element Leigh and Lee are all female and ley mostly is too.
I don't care that much about the whole "boys' names going female" thing. I say, whichever side uses it more, that's their name. There never were many boys named Ashley or Haley so I don't think of it as a boys' name or even a unisex name.
I like Ashley and Hailey for girls.
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Hadleigh is way too feminine sounding for a boy, in my opinion. Not that I'd really like it for a girl, either, because of the first syllable "Had". Yuk.
Leigh is definitely a feminine spelling to me. I can easily picture a guy named Lee, and in fact I work with a male Lee now, but definitely not a guy Leigh.
I do think that "lee" or "ley" at the end of a name makes it more feminine sounding. It's funny about Ashley, though. I find it unsuitable for a boy, yet it's one "ley" name that to me just doesn't sound quite feminine enough for a girl. It's what keeps me from really liking it, though I don't think it's really bad. By the way, my son's girlfriend is named Ashley, but she's always called Ash. I've known many Ashleys and she's the only one I've known who goes by Ash. I think it's way too masculine sounding, myself, but thought I'd let you know that apparently Ash is not an exclusively male nickname for Ashley.
It doesn't bother me that many -ley boys' names are being lost to the girls' side because I think most of them sound too feminine anyway.
Leigh is definitely a feminine spelling to me. I can easily picture a guy named Lee, and in fact I work with a male Lee now, but definitely not a guy Leigh.
I do think that "lee" or "ley" at the end of a name makes it more feminine sounding. It's funny about Ashley, though. I find it unsuitable for a boy, yet it's one "ley" name that to me just doesn't sound quite feminine enough for a girl. It's what keeps me from really liking it, though I don't think it's really bad. By the way, my son's girlfriend is named Ashley, but she's always called Ash. I've known many Ashleys and she's the only one I've known who goes by Ash. I think it's way too masculine sounding, myself, but thought I'd let you know that apparently Ash is not an exclusively male nickname for Ashley.
It doesn't bother me that many -ley boys' names are being lost to the girls' side because I think most of them sound too feminine anyway.
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1. Yes, Leigh is feminine. Lee and Ley can be either depending on the full name
2. Yeah. I like Finley, Riley, Hadley, Kelsey, Hayley/Haley/Hailey etc. ONly the first two for boys though, but there are more that I like.
3. Somewhat. I think there's a billion girls names out there, why steel all the good ones from the boys? ;-)
2. Yeah. I like Finley, Riley, Hadley, Kelsey, Hayley/Haley/Hailey etc. ONly the first two for boys though, but there are more that I like.
3. Somewhat. I think there's a billion girls names out there, why steel all the good ones from the boys? ;-)
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1. Leigh is a more feminine spelling, though I know male Leighs
2. I like plenty of -ley names on boys. I don't think I like many on girls. (Ashley, Finley, Everly, Charlie, Hadley, Audley etc. all boys to me)
3. Yes it annoys me. However Australia seems a bit different in regards to boys names being lost. Ashley is still very much used on boys, I know just as many male Ashley's as girls. I think I know more little boys named Ashley than girls. If I loved a name I wouldn't care what others thought. I very much love Mackenzie, Vivian, Aubrey, Emerson and Jade on a boy and i'd use them, and my husband likes them. (I know at least one boy of all those names irl).
2. I like plenty of -ley names on boys. I don't think I like many on girls. (Ashley, Finley, Everly, Charlie, Hadley, Audley etc. all boys to me)
3. Yes it annoys me. However Australia seems a bit different in regards to boys names being lost. Ashley is still very much used on boys, I know just as many male Ashley's as girls. I think I know more little boys named Ashley than girls. If I loved a name I wouldn't care what others thought. I very much love Mackenzie, Vivian, Aubrey, Emerson and Jade on a boy and i'd use them, and my husband likes them. (I know at least one boy of all those names irl).
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Hadleigh sounds like a version of Hadley which is OK, but not even close to my favorites. It is a boys name for me.
Leigh, however, is rather feminine in my opinion. This is probably because I only know females who are named that way. Lee/-ley on the other hand, is more masculine if you ask me.
I also like Finley! I don't think I like -ley names very much. They often seem made up and corny. I like Marley though.
Ashley is definitely a girls name for me! It's hard to tell whether a name was originally masculine or feminine, but I'd say today it's quite balanced between the sexes. However, when I think of so called unisex names, I have more names in mind that should be male only in my opinion, like: Ainsley, Bailey, Charley, Hadley, Harley, Henley, Langley, Presley, Riley, Ripley.
I know this is my personal opinion and many people think differently, but those names just don't sound feminine at all.
The only exception for me is Lesley, which is a girls name only to me.
Leigh, however, is rather feminine in my opinion. This is probably because I only know females who are named that way. Lee/-ley on the other hand, is more masculine if you ask me.
I also like Finley! I don't think I like -ley names very much. They often seem made up and corny. I like Marley though.
Ashley is definitely a girls name for me! It's hard to tell whether a name was originally masculine or feminine, but I'd say today it's quite balanced between the sexes. However, when I think of so called unisex names, I have more names in mind that should be male only in my opinion, like: Ainsley, Bailey, Charley, Hadley, Harley, Henley, Langley, Presley, Riley, Ripley.
I know this is my personal opinion and many people think differently, but those names just don't sound feminine at all.
The only exception for me is Lesley, which is a girls name only to me.
This message was edited 9/18/2014, 3:35 AM
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