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Leigh
Leigh, a common name, ‘(place at) the wood or woodland clearing’, OE lēah; examples include: Leigh Kent. Lega c.1100. Leigh Surrey. Leghe late 12th cent. Leigh Wigan. Legh 1276. Leigh Worcs. Beornothesleah 972, Lege 1086 (DB). ‘Belonging to a man called Beornnōth’ in the 10th cent. spelling. Leigh, Abbots N. Som. Lege 1086 (DB). Affix from its early possession by the Abbot of St Augustine's Bristol. Leigh, Bessels Oxon. Leie 1086 (DB), Bessilles Lee 1538. Manorial affix from the Besyles family, here in the 15th cent. Leigh, North & Leigh, South Oxon. Lege 1086 (DB), Northleg 1225, Suthleye early 13th cent. Leigh-on-Sea Sthend. Legra [sic] 1086 (DB), Legha 1226. Leigh Sinton Worcs., see Sinton. Leigh-upon-Mendip Somerset. Leage c.1100. See Mendip Hills.
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A. D. MILLS. "Leigh." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. A. D. MILLS. "Leigh." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Leigh.html A. D. MILLS. "Leigh." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Leigh.html |
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Leigh, Augusta
Leigh, Augusta (1784–1851), half-sister of Lord Byron, daughter of his father by the latter's earlier marriage to Lady Carmarthen. Augusta's relations with Byron have been the subject of much speculation, and it is probable that he was the father of her daughter, Elizabeth Medora, born in 1814.
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MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Leigh, Augusta." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Leigh, Augusta." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-LeighAugusta.html MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Leigh, Augusta." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-LeighAugusta.html |
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Leigh
Leigh , town (1991 pop. 42,627), Wigan metropolitan district, NW England, in the Greater Manchester metropolitan area. Industries include cotton and rayon mills, metalworks, and machinery and electrical goods plants. |
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"Leigh." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Leigh." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Leigh.html "Leigh." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Leigh.html |
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Leigh
Leigh ♀, ♂ Variant of Lee, from an alternative spelling of the surname. As a girl's name it is frequently an element of compound names such as Abbie-Leigh, Jodie-Leigh, and Katie-Leigh.
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PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Leigh." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Leigh." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Leigh.html PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Leigh." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Leigh.html |
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Leigh
Leigh •absentee, addressee, adoptee, agree, allottee, amputee, appellee, appointee, appraisee, après-ski, assignee, attendee, bailee, bain-marie, Bangui, bargee, bawbee, be, Bea, bee, bootee, bouquet garni, bourgeoisie, Brie, BSc, buckshee, Capri, cc, chimpanzee, cohabitee, conferee, consignee, consultee, Cree, debauchee, decree, dedicatee, Dee, degree, deportee, dernier cri, detainee, devisee, devotee, divorcee, draftee, dree, Dundee, dungaree, eau-de-vie, emcee, employee, endorsee, en famille, ennui, enrollee, escapee, esprit, evacuee, examinee, expellee, fee, fiddle-de-dee, flea, flee, fleur-de-lis, foresee, franchisee, free, fusee (US fuzee), Gardaí, garnishee, gee, ghee, glee, goatee, grandee, Grand Prix, grantee, Guarani, guarantee, he, indictee, inductee, internee, interviewee, invitee, jamboree, Jaycee, jeu d'esprit, key, knee, Lea, lee, legatee, Leigh, lessee, Ley, licensee, loanee, lychee, manatee, Manichee, maquis, Marie, marquee, me, Midi, mortgagee, MSc, nominee, obligee, Otomi, parolee, Parsee, parti pris, patentee, Pawnee, payee, pea, pee, permittee, plc, plea, pledgee, pollee, presentee, promisee, quay, ratatouille, referee, refugee, releasee, repartee, retiree, returnee, rupee, scot-free, scree, sea, secondee, see, settee, Shanxi, Shawnee, shchi, she, shea, si, sirree, ski, spree, standee, suttee, tant pis, tea, tee, tee-hee, Tennessee, testee, the, thee, three, thuggee, Tiree, Torquay, trainee, Tralee, transferee, tree, Trincomalee, trustee, tutee, twee, Twi, undersea, vestee, vis-à-vis, wagon-lit, Waikiki, warrantee, we, wee, whee, whoopee, ye, yippee, Zuider Zee
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"Leigh." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Leigh." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Leigh.html "Leigh." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Leigh.html |
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