-leigh

suffix

A suffix meaning “meadow” present in various given names and toponyms of Old English origin

OriginOld English lēah →
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Meanings

suffix

alternative -ley · alternative -ly · alternative -lee

  1. idiomaticA suffix meaning “meadow” present in various given names and toponyms of Old English origin

Origin

  1. Old Englishlēah“meadow, pasture, field, clearing”
  2. English-leigh

From Old English lēah (“meadow, pasture, field, clearing”) (modern English lea, leigh), used in various compound names, especially place-names.

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APA

-leigh. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-leigh

MLA

“-leigh.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-leigh. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-leigh,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-leigh.

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