I don't know in German (maybe Satu can help with this), but in Spanish it is pronounced ['ljoba] LEE OH-bah (only two syllables). The form Leoba is not used in Spanish, but it would be pronounced leh-OH-bah [le'oba].
In Spanish, there is another name:
Liuva, pronounced ['ljuba] LEE OO-bah (only two syllables). It is a Visigothic masculine name coming from the same root
liub, "beloved", but not variant of Leoba/Lioba.
Lumia
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