Lea

This name is so classy and beautiful! This was also my grandmother's name, who was a very intelligent woman. I believe this name ages really well with a child. Some short names (I have one too) can feel a bit childish in adulthood, but not this one.

My name is Lea. I hated it for years, after someone found out that Lea means kow in some language. And also because it sounds like an old lady's name. I'm from Finland and it's more common around older people than younger, even though Lea is not a very common name in any age group in Finland at the moment. Therefore I don't know any other from my age who is named as Lea.

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Recently I have learned to like a bit my name though. As if just now I've learned that it really is a rare name here. In Finland Lea is pronounced quite boringly as it is written. No "Leah" or "Lee" or "Lay-uh". Especially the last one sounds really nice in fact.

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As Lea is a rare name here, I never find any stuff with the name Lea on it. Such as pens or magnets or something like that. That is a bit sad, especially when I was younger.

Gorgeous spelling.

Lea (pronounced as “Lay-uh”) is a really pretty name!

I love this name because it's so very sweet ❤❤.

It's an okay name but I prefer Leah!

It is a bit boring and the meaning isn't great either.

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In Germany it has been in the top 20 for 25 years and it was popular before that already. I know lots and lots born between the 80s and recently. It needs a good long break.

I love love love this name! I pronounce it "Lay-uh". I think in North America, people will assume "Lee-uh". However, there are people that do pronounce the way I do.

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Lea "Lay-uh" is overall an exceptionally beautiful name for a girl. How wonderful! I get reminded of a tea set, strangely. Not a bad thing. I definitely prefer it to Leia, which reminds me of Star Wars. Star Wars is definitely not a bad association, it just makes you look like a super fan, which I'm not.

This name is all-right, but I love Leah better. Plus we pronounce both names "Lay ah".

Much prefer Leah.

Sounds very pretty.

My middle name is Lea and my parents intended for it to be pronounced like Lee. They spelled it with an a because they preferred it to Lee. I love the name but secretly wish they pronounced it like Leah (but spelled as Lea), just because I think it sounds pretty. I also like the meaning being "meadow." Whenever people see my middle name spelled out, they always think it's pronounced as Leah and I have to correct them.

My name is Lea but is pronounced Leah. I like my name but sometimes it’s annoying because if someone calls my name they say it the different way.

Great nickname for Azalea!

I think this is a sweet name, but I definitely prefer it as a nickname.

Everyone who says Leah sucks, that is your opinion so don’t say that like you know everything. I prefer Leah to Lea so that makes me very annoyed. I’m not saying Lea sucks, I like it too, but Leah just looks more complete to me.

Lea is WAY better than Leah.

Leah sucks. Lea is so beautiful.

While I prefer Lea to Lee, I also prefer Leah to Lea.

My name is Kaylie but I use Lea as a nickname. The name Lea sounds versatile and kind of pretty.

My name is Lea and I really love my name. I'm from Hungary. It's not a very common name in my country. For example, when I see magnets or pens or anything else with names on it, I never find one with Lea on it.

Lea is very pretty, and it could be used as a feminine variant of Leo.

My friend's name is Lea, and she pronounces it "Leah". Our teacher pronounces it "Leia" because he had a friend with the same name, and she pronounced it that way. So, to me, it seems that if you name your kid this, while pretty, it could get really annoying if people keep pronouncing it wrong.

I like this name, but there's an urban legend going around that there's a girl who spells it Le-a. On top of that, she supposedly pronounces it "Ledasha".

I much prefer the LAY-ah pronunciation of this name. I think LE-ah is so boring and blah.

I think the spelling of Leah is much more attractive.

This name sounds really nasal to me. When I was seven I liked the name, but now I absolutely hate it because I know someone named Lea that I am not particularly fond of.

This is such a cute name!