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I like Leah and Leia, and also Lea. I pronounce Leah "Lee-uh", and Leia and Lea "Lay-uh' (although Lea could be a little more like "Le-uh").
I like both, and personally I don't mind the Star Wars-ness. If you want to avoid Star Wars you should probably avoid Leia.
Where I live, I'd only use Leah as "Lee-uh" because people would constantly get it wrong if you used Leah "Lay-uh". If I wanted "Lay-uh" but not Star Wars, I'd use Lea.