Lehigh

L1E1H4I1G2H4
US/ˈliˌhaɪ/

proper noun

A surname from Irish.

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Meanings

proper nounLehigh (countable and uncountable, plural Lehighs)

plural Lehighs

  1. countableuncountableA surname from Irish.
  2. A placename from the surname:
    1. countableuncountableA city in Webster County, Iowa, United States.
    2. countableuncountableA city in Marion County, Kansas, United States.
    3. countableuncountableA city in Coal County, Oklahoma, United States.
    4. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Barbour County, West Virginia, United States.
    5. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Barron County, Wisconsin, United States.
    6. countableuncountableA county in Pennsylvania: see Lehigh County.
    7. countableuncountableA number of townships in the United States, listed under Lehigh Township.
  3. countableuncountableA river in Pennsylvania, United States.

Origin

Variant of Leahy.

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Cite this entry
APA

Lehigh. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lehigh

MLA

“Lehigh.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lehigh. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Lehigh,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lehigh.

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