Leigh

American  

[lee] / li /

noun

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

2. a male or female given name.

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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

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Leigh ² British  

/ liː /

noun

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

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Example Sentences

Leigh, who works for production company Eight Engines, said he could not ignore an email pitching the documentary, sent by Gary Allen.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

Kennedy lives locally and was raised in nearby Leigh.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

When it came to Margo’s bouffant hairstyle as the dream HungryGhost, stylist Jaime Leigh McIntosh used a combination of three wigs in pink.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

The first time Leigh Digons saw the Backstreet Boys, she was 15, with her mom and best friend.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

In the tradition of George Leigh Mallory and most other Everesters, Hall’s strategy was to lay siege to the mountain.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer