Arleigh as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Arleigh

What is the meaning of the name Arleigh ?

The baby name Arleigh is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced AR-lee (/ˈɑrli/).

Arleigh is English in Origin.

Arleigh is an English surname and place-derived given name. It traces to Old English elements ending in leah, 'woodland clearing, meadow,' with the initial syllable often explained as either earn, 'eagle,' or hara, 'hare.' The -leigh spelling reflects the Middle English form leigh and gives the name a modern, ornamental look while preserving its pastoral sense of 'eagle's meadow' or 'hare's clearing.'

As a given name in the United States, Arleigh (and the plainer Arley/Arlie) appeared in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, primarily for boys, following the broader surname trend. In recent decades it has shifted toward true unisex use, helped by the fashionable -leigh ending and Southern U.S. naming styles. Variant forms include Arley, Arlie, Arlee, Arlea, and Arly; elaborations such as Arleigha also occur. Possible nicknames are Ari and Lee.