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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