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Alleigh
How to Pronounce Alleigh
Pronounced AL-ee /ΛΓ¦l.iΛ/Medium
Meaning: Alleigh is an -eigh respelling of Allie/Ally, the pet form of Alice and Allison, which trace to the Germanic Adalheidis, 'noble kind'. The trendy -eigh ending updates a familiar nickname into a standalone name.Low
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History & Origin
Alleigh restyles Allie, the short form of Alice and Allison, both from the Germanic Adalheidis, 'noble kind'. The fashionable -eigh ending, popular in the two-thousands and twenty-tens, turned the nickname into a name of its own.
This spelling was always rare, cresting around the early twenty-tens. It reads as a very modern respelling rather than a traditional name.
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What does the name Alleigh mean?
Alleigh is a respelling of Allie, from Alice, meaning 'noble'.
How do you pronounce Alleigh?
It's said AL-ee /ΛΓ¦l.iΛ/ β two syllables, stress on the first.
Is Alleigh a boy or girl name?
Alleigh is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Alleigh?
Alleigh was a rare respelling, cresting around the early twenty-tens.