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- ↑ "Popular Baby Names". Archived from the original on 2018-02-02. Retrieved 2022-03-20.
- ↑ Rauwerda, Anne (10 November 2021). "Haileigh and Beighleigh and Paisleigh, oh my!". michigandaily.com. Michigan Daily. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
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