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Leigh Brackett

Updated: Jul 24, 2024 | 👁️ 6 Views | 🔊 13 Pronunciations

Gender: Female

Pronunciation: L IY B R AE K IH T

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  • 1. Who is Leigh Brackett?
  • 2. Leigh Brackett Meaning
  • 3. Leigh Brackett Pronunciation Guide
  • 4. Record your pronunciation of Leigh Brackett
  • 5. Translations of Leigh Brackett
  • 6. Leigh Name Popularity
  • 7. Leigh popularity in U.S.
  • 8. Famous People with Name Leigh Brackett
  • 9. Leigh Brackett Name Poster
  • 10. Names similar to Leigh Brackett

Who is Leigh Brackett?

Leigh Douglass Brackett was an American science fiction writer known as "the Queen of Space Opera." She was also a screenwriter, known for The Big Sleep (1946), Rio Bravo (1959), and The Long Goodbye (1973). She worked on an early draft of The Empire Strikes Back (1980), elements of which remained in the film; she died before it went into production. In 1956, her book The Long Tomorrow made her the first woman ever shortlisted for the Hugo Award for Best Novel, and, along with C. L. Moore, one of the first two women ever nominated for a Hugo Award. In 2020, she posthumously won a Retro Hugo for her novel The Nemesis From Terra, originally published as "Shadow Over Mars".
Source: Wikipedia | Last updated on April 30, 2024

Leigh Brackett Meaning

On the name Leigh Brackett, Leigh means Dweller Near the Wood or Clearing, From the Heather Meadow, Pasture, Meadow, Fair-haired Courageous One, Meadow of the Bulls.

The name Leigh Brackett is often used as a Female name and is mostly used as a First Name.

Leigh is commonly found in United Kingdom, United States of America, South Africa, and 66 more countries.

Leigh Brackett Pronunciation Guide

ARPAbet Phonetic Pronunciation: L IY B R AE K IH T

L: Pronounce as in "let" (L EH T)

IY: Pronounce as in "see" (S IY)

B: Pronounce as in "big" (B IH G)

R: Pronounce as in "red" (R EH D)

AE: Pronounce as in "cat" (K AE T)

K: Pronounce as in "cat" (K AE T)

IH: Pronounce as in "sit" (S IH T)

T: Pronounce as in "top" (T AA P)

This pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET system, a phonetic notation developed by the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) for speech recognition systems. Each ARPABET symbol corresponds to a distinct sound in English. For example, 'JH' represents the sound as in 'joke,' 'AA' represents the sound as in 'father,' and 'N' represents the sound as in 'no.'

The pronunciation guide was generated using the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, a public domain resource for phonetic pronunciations of words.

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Leigh Name Popularity

At NamesLook, the name Leigh is recorded 11,550 times globally, ranking it as the 5,055th most common name worldwide.

Leigh is most prevalent in United Kingdom, with 5,528 occurrences, making it the 344th most popular name in the country.

In United Kingdom, the name Leigh is found among 1 in every 99 people, showcasing its highest frequency there.

Leigh Popularity by Country

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CountryRankFrequency
United Kingdom#3441 : 99
United States of America#1,2291 : 534
South Africa#1,6581 : 1,897
Canada#1,2991 : 882
Ireland#7541 : 419
Philippines#1,2121 : 2,477
United Arab Emirates#10,8621 : 17,770
Saudi Arabia#36,3931 : 59,024
France#17,6311 : 27,744
Spain#10,2591 : 15,683
Netherlands#8,7841 : 9,984
Italy#22,1951 : 31,960
Singapore#7,7081 : 16,142
Kuwait#10,1271 : 19,216
Costa Rica#3,4471 : 4,396
Qatar#8,2001 : 14,839
Hong Kong#8,9861 : 16,317
Israel#11,7161 : 15,424

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Leigh popularity in U.S.

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This chart displays the ranking of the name Leigh from 1980 to 2023, based on the most recent data from the U.S. Social Security Administration.

Famous People with Name Leigh Brackett

  • Leigh Brackett is a Screenwriter from US.

    Leigh Douglass Brackett was an American science fiction writer known as "the Queen of Space Opera." She was also a screenwriter, known for The Big Sleep (1946), Rio Bravo (1959), and The Long Goodbye (1973). She worked on an early draft of The Empire Strikes Back (1980), elements of which remained in the film; she died before it went into production. In 1956, her book The Long Tomorrow made her the first woman ever shortlisted for the Hugo Award for Best Novel, and, along with C. L. Moore, one of the first two women ever nominated for a Hugo Award. In 2020, she posthumously won a Retro Hugo for her novel The Nemesis From Terra, originally published as "Shadow Over Mars".

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