English Explanatory Dictionary

-leigh

English dictionary entry

Meanings

suffix
  1. A suffix meaning “meadow” present in various given names and toponyms of Old English origin

Word forms

-leigh -ley -ly -lee

Etymology

From Old English lēah (“meadow, pasture, field, clearing”) (modern English lea, leigh), used in various compound names, especially place-names.

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