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Raleigh

Unisex NameEnglish Origin

Meaning

From a surname which was from a place name meaning either "red clearing" or "roe deer clearing" in O

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Name Personality

Based on famous people named Raleigh and cultural associations, this name tends to be associated with:

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Leadership
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Charisma
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Spirituality
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Adventure

Famous People Named Raleigh

USS Raleigh (LPD-1)

USS Raleigh (LPD-1), the lead ship of her class of amphibious transport docks, was the fourth ship of the United States Navy named for the capital of North Carolina, which in turn honors the English.

AdventureCourageResilience

USS Raleigh (1776)

USS Raleigh was one of thirteen ships that the Continental Congress authorized for the Continental Navy in 1775.

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Raleigh Trevelyan

Walter Raleigh Trevelyan (6 July 1923 – 23 October 2014) was a British author, editor, and publisher and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.

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Raleigh Cyclone

The Raleigh Cyclone is an historic model of bicycle manufactured by the Raleigh Bicycle Company.

CharismaCreativity

Raleigh Twenty

The Raleigh "Twenty" or "Shopper" was a small-wheeled bicycle made by Raleigh from 1968 until the early 1980s.

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