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femaleRaleigh - Name Meaning and Origin


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The boy's and girl's name Raleigh \r(a)-lei-gh\ is of Old English origin, and its meaning is "roe deer's meadow". Place name. The -leigh ending, in the fashion of Ashley, makes this formerly masculine name suitable for girls.

Raleigh has 5 variant forms: Raileigh, Railey, Raley, Rawleigh and Rawley.

Baby names that sound like Raleigh are Rileigh, Raella, Raelee, Riley, Ryley, Rylee, Rilee and Rylie.

Raleigh is a very rare female first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Raleigh. Click here to compare Raleigh with related baby names.

United States Top 1000 rankings for: Raleigh
Canada (BC), England and Wales, Ireland, Scotland, Sweden, Australia (NSW) Top 100 rankings for: Raleigh

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