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Leigh

American  
[lee] / li /

noun

  1. Vivien Vivian Mary Hartley, 1913–67, English actress.

  2. a male or female given name.


Leigh 1 British  
/ liː /

noun

  1. Mike. born 1943, British dramatist and theatre, film, and television director, noted for his use of improvisation. His plays include Abigail's Party (1977), and his films include High Hopes (1988), Secrets and Lies (1996), Vera Drake (2004), and Happy-Go-Lucky (2008)

  2. Vivien, real name Vivian Hartley. 1913–67, English stage and film actress. Her films include Gone with the Wind (1939) and A Streetcar Named Desire (1951), for both of which she won Oscars

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Leigh 2 British  
/ liː /

noun

  1. a town in NW England, in Wigan unitary authority, Greater Manchester: engineering industries. Pop: 43 006 (2001)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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“Living on a lake was the most peaceful life I’ve ever had,” Leigh said.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2026

The kids aren’t worried about losing their home, Leigh said.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2026

Leigh got the idea after reading a New York Times article about Imelda Collins, who raised about $1.4 million last year by raffling her two-bedroom cottage in Ireland.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2026

The new PM was watching his Leigh Leopards rugby league team take on Warrington Wolves at Everton's Hill Dickinson Stadium last month.

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

Still, everything Leigh the Bard was telling them didn’t sound like the Rio Luna that he’d imagined.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova

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