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Brantleigh
How to Pronounce Brantleigh
Pronounced BRANT-lee /ˈbrænt.liː/Medium
Meaning: Brantleigh is a modern feminine coinage on Brantley, an English surname combining a brand, meaning sword or fire, with leigh, a meadow; the -leigh spelling here gives it a girlish styling.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Brantleigh feminizes the surname Brantley, which joins a brand, an old word for sword or fire, to leigh, a meadow. This -leigh form appears in United States records only from the two-thousand-tens.
It was never common, given to only about twenty girls a year at its high in the mid two-thousand-tens. It turns a rugged boys' surname into a softer, meadow-ending girl's name.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Brantleigh mean?
It is a feminine coinage on Brantley, joining a brand, sword or fire, to leigh, a meadow.
How do you pronounce Brantleigh?
It is said BRANT-lee /ˈbrænt.liː/, two syllables with the stress at the front.
Is Brantleigh a boy or girl name?
In these records Brantleigh is used as a girl's name, while Brantley is usually a boy's name.
How popular is Brantleigh?
It has always been very rare, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak in the mid two-thousand-tens.