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-leigh

-leigh suffix: a suffix meaning “meadow” present in various given names and toponyms of Old English origin.

Suffix

-leigh

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

Forms of -leigh

alternative form-ley
alternative form-ly
alternative form-lee

Origin of -leigh

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

Questions about -leigh

What does -leigh mean?
-leigh means a suffix meaning “meadow” present in various given names and toponyms of Old English origin.
What part of speech is -leigh?
-leigh is a suffix.

Words near -leigh in the dictionary

  1. -later
  2. -latrous
  3. -latry
  4. -le
  5. -lect
  6. -leigh
  7. -lepsy
  8. -lept
  9. -leptic
  10. -les-
  11. -less

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