Support While it is likely that in much of the USA "Raleigh, North Carolina" is what first springs to mind when "Raleigh" is mentioned, there are other places in the USA called Raleigh, and others in other countries. In Britain the poet and soldier, or the bike company, will probably come to mind first. I do not see that any one topic can claim primacy on a global encyclopaedia, and as In octu oculi said, natural forms exist for specifics Raleighs.