The baby name Leigh-Anna is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced LEE-AN-uh (IPA: /liːˈænə/).
The baby name Leigh-Anna is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced LEE-AN-uh (IPA: /liːˈænə/).
Leigh-Anna is English, Greek in Origin.
Leigh-Anna blends Old English Leigh, from leah “meadow, clearing,” with Anna, the Latin and Greek form of Hebrew Channah “grace, favor,” yielding the evocative meaning “grace in the meadow” or “graceful clearing.” The hyphen signals a two-part given name typically pronounced LEE-AN-uh. Close variants include Leigh-Anne, Lee-Anna, Lea-Anna, Leighanna, Leanna, and Leeanna; related reversals like Annalee echo the same elements.
Leigh as a forename emerged from an English surname and place-name tradition and gained unisex use in the 19th–20th centuries, while Anna has remained a perennial classic through biblical and saintly associations (Saint Anne). Their combination reflects late-20th-century Anglo-American and British-Irish fashions for hyphenated girls’ names. Leigh-Anna remains the rarer spelling beside the better-known Leigh-Anne, offering a tailored balance of vintage substance and modern style.
We can't find Leigh-Anna in any of the birth registries or name datasets we track. That usually points to a very rare, regional, or newly coined name. Whichever it is, scarcely anyone else carries it.
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