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

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

Often lately have I thought of a sentence in Patrick Leigh Fermor’s “A Time of Gifts,” his account of traversing Europe on foot in the early 1930s.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

Between 2001 and 2017, he was MP for Leigh - and during that time held senior government roles including in the health and culture departments.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

But news of Leigh Halfpenny's retirement at the end of this season has attracted widespread, and deserved, attention and acclaim.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

Anne Leigh, the art director, laid out visually sumptuous pages.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times