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I heard a birth announcement recently: Leah Gabrielle. I think the combo is gorgeous, and I find Leah to be an appealing name that generally goes with anything, so it's no surprised that it has surged in popularity recently.

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I try to like Leah. It's sweet, simple, quietly pretty, and has such a long history. All good things, but...I just don't feel it. I think part of what holds me back from liking the name is that I find the biblical Leah's story so sad. You can't help but pity her: married off to a man who loved and desired her sister instead and had to be tricked into taking her? I don't care how many sons she was blessed with; a lifetime watching Jacob and Rachel making kissy faces at each other had to hurt. Depressing stuff.

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I think Leah is best with a longer mn:
Leah Catherine
Leah Caroline
Leah Henrietta
Leah Shoshana
Leah Jessamine

It sounds ok, but I don't like the meaning.

I love it! It's one of my favourite names.

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My favourite combos is Leah Juliet. :)

I like it, even though it's a bit expected and common. I also like Lea pronounced the same way, sometimes even more than Leah.

I like it. I also like Lia, Lea, and Leia. And Leya, and Leha, and pretty much any other vaguely related name you can come up with, actually :P Not sure why. It's simple, strong, elegant, pretty, and tough all in one. I think Leah works with a lot of names:
Leah Seraphine
Leah Honora
Leah Andromeda
Leah Willow
Leah Agave
Leah Antonia
Leah Runa
Leah Xanthe
Leah Acantha
Leah Helene
Leah Aurelia
Leah Miranda
Leah Tempest
Leah Rohana
Leah Thalia
Leah Aurora
Leah Ignacia
Leah Therese
Leah Olympia
Leah Tamsin
Leah Elowen
Leah Megara
Leah Antoinette
Leah Dorcas
Leah Aglaia
Leah Hecate
Leah Rowana
Leah Victoria
Leah Morgana
Leah Morwen
Leah Ophelia
Leah Fiera
Leah Saskia
Leah Octavia
Leah Rain
Leah Oriana
Leah Kahlan
Leah Opal
Leah Isabel
Leah River
Leah Olwen
Leah Christabel
Leah Philippine
Leah Rowan
Leah Undine
Leah Parvati
Leah Angel
Leah Galadriel
Leah Meiriona
Leah Aerona
Leah Constance
Leah Sarita
Leah Acacia
Leah Nimue
Leah Ione
Leah Morgan
Leah Gwendolen
Leah Alwen
Leah Ginevra
Leah Marigold

I really really like Leah. I would strongly consider it for a second daughter except that my first daughter is Abigail and I think Abigail & Leah are too Biblical for me as sisters. When I mentioned Leah to DH, he said he could never use it because Amber on Teen Mom named her daughter Leah, and he hates Amber.

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Leah Matilda
Leah Kathryn
Leah Meredith
Leah Rose

I used to love it before I realized that most people use the LEE-uh pronunciation rather then Hebrew-leaning pronunciation of LAY-uh that I'm so used to.

I love Leah. It's very solid warm and earthy. It's very pretty and feminine but it doesn't have frills I like that.

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Leah Ceridwen
Leah Cosette
Leah Hazan
Leah Magnolia
Leah Minerva
Leah Sanaz
Leah Vered

It's pretty and I like it, but I'm beginning to find it a little bland. I wish it weren't so popular.

It's a little bland. I like it, but I really don't like the 'H' on the end. I refer Lia or Lea.

Lean Anne
Leah Rose
Leah Skye
Leah Jane
Leah Katherine
Leah June
Leah Judith
Leah Willow
Leah Frances
Leah Isobel
Leah Darcy
Leah Grace
Leah Jade

It's a beautiful name. It's too bad that it became popular. It would probably be on my list otherwise.

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Combos:
Leah Simone
Leah Colette
Leah Madeline / Madeleine
Leah Magdalene
Leah Juniper
Leah June
Leah Jane
Leah Elspeth
Leah Annabel / Annabelle
Leah Camille
Leah Georgette
Leah Claudette
Leah Saffron
Leah Mehetabel / Mehitabel
Leah Morrigan
Leah Naomi
Leah Noelle
Leah Joelle
Leah Josephine
Leah Dagmar
Leah Dagny
Leah Maren
Leah Meredith
Leah Claire
Leah Guinevere
Leah Pearl
Leah Patience
Leah Fern
Leah Maeve
Leah Renee
Leah Rosamund

It's okay. It makes me mad when people think my middle name (Leigha) is pronounced like it though, I prefer LAY-uh than LEE-uh. The 'Lee' part bothers me somewhat for no reason at all.