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[tallc00lone.livejournal.com]

I told my cousin of your reactions to the name Shoshana Carleigh, and she now sees that Carleigh is a bit much with that spelling (That was the part of the name I disliked, not the Shoshana).
So we were thinking of Leigh names, and we came up with-

Cayleigh/Kayleigh/Caleigh/Kaleigh
Ainsleigh
Ashleigh
Kyleigh/Kileigh
Ryleigh/Rileigh



Some of these, I agree with what most of you are likely to say: The spelling looks terrible!

Opinions?

Comments

[lostrocket.livejournal.com]

I really like "Shoshana Leigh" but my favorite from the list is Aisnleigh. Except, as it's usually spelled "Ainsley" I think it's actually pronounced "Ains-lee", not "Ains-lay", so I'm not sure that really works.

[mrsduryee.livejournal.com]

Leigh is an alternative spelling for Lee. So it would be Ainsley.

[lostrocket.livejournal.com]

It's not really as simple as just an alternative spelling, "Leigh" is also commonly pronounced "Lay", which is arguably a more correct pronounciation than "Lee" (with the "ei"). While some people may use it as an alternative spelling and expect to be called "Lee", most people who see the name "Leigh" are going to say "Lay."

[sotypical42483.livejournal.com]

Yup. i before e except after c or when sounding like A as in neighbor or weigh... it should be pronounced lay and Im done singing grade school songs. heh :)

[lostrocket.livejournal.com]

This is totally unrelated but I am starting to feel so cheated on grade school songs. It's like everyone in the world learned a better version than I did! I learned "I before e except after C, and when sounding like A it goes the other weigh." How lame and (comparatively) not informative.

[mrsduryee.livejournal.com]

LOL...yes I heard as in neighbor and weigh.

It might look like Lay, and I too read it that way in my head, but I know about 5 people with the middle name Leigh, and it's Lee.

I know a Robin Leigh, Noa Leigh, Heather Leigh and a Ryan Leigh. All guys except Heather. Interesting!!!

ok so 4. That's a lot to me!

[lostrocket.livejournal.com]

I think those four people have neglectful parents.

In all seriousness, "Lay" the correct pronounciation, going by the spelling. So I would say the parents of those four people fell victim to contemporary disregard for the correlation between spelling and pronounciation, just like half the country. Oh well.