About Rayleigh
The name Rayleigh is of English origin and is derived from a place name in Essex, England. It is believed to mean "the clearing of the roe deer" or "the meadow of the roe deer." The name combines the Old English words "rae" meaning roe deer and "leah" meaning clearing or meadow. Rayleigh is a surname that has also been used as a given name for boys.
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Most individuals with the name Rayleigh are female.
The popularity of the name has increased by 41.84% over the past year.
Here's how to represent Rayleigh in Braille, with each pattern of raised dots corresponding to a letter of the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Rayleigh using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.