Gender Feminine
Scripts Λεία(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced Pron. /ˈleɪ.ə/(English)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Form of Leah used in the Greek Old Testament, as well as a Portuguese form. This is the name of a princess in the Star Wars movies by George Lucas, who probably based it on Leah.

Related Names

VariantLia(Portuguese)
Other Languages & CulturesLeah(Biblical) Lea(Biblical Hebrew) Lia(Biblical Latin) Lia(Catalan) Lea(Croatian) Lea(Czech) Lea, Ea(Danish) Lea(Dutch) Leah(English) Lea(Estonian) Lea(Finnish) Léa, Lya(French) Lía(Galician) Lia(Georgian) Lea(German) Lia(Greek) Lea, Leah(Hebrew) Lea(Hungarian) Lia, Lea(Italian) Lėja(Lithuanian) Lea, Ea(Norwegian) Lea(Slovak) Lea(Slovene) Lea(Swedish)
User SubmissionsLéia, Leïa, Leia

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Name Days

Estonia: March 27

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Entry updated April 25, 2021