Lea

• Rhymes: -iːə

Lea

1. A female given name from Hebrew, form of Leah.

From Old English lēa, the dative case of lēah (“meadow”).

Lea

1. An English surname from Middle English, a variant of Lee.

• Albert Lea
• Lea County

Inherited from Old English Lyġe.

Lea

1. A river in Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Essex and Greater London, England, also called the Lee, which flows into the River Thames at Poplar.
2. A village in Dethick, Lea and Holloway parish, Amber Valley borough, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK3257).
3. A village and civil parish in south-east Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO6521). ^[1]
4. A village and civil parish in the City of Preston, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4930). ^[2]
5. A village and civil parish in West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SK8286). ^[3]
6. A village in Lea and Cleverton parish, north Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST9586).
7. A former civil parish in Cheshire East, Cheshire, England, merged into Doddington and District civil parish in 2023.

• Lea Bridge
• Lea-by-Backford

• E-la, ael, Lae, LAE, Ale, EAL, ELA, Ela, ale

Lea

1. Leah (biblical character).
2. a female given name

Lea

1. Leah (biblical character).
2. a female given name of biblical origin

• Liia

From Hebrew לֵאָה (leah).

Lea f

1. Leah (biblical figure).
2. a female given name

Matronymics

• Lea's son: Leuson
• Lea's daughter: Leudóttir

From Biblical Hebrew לֵאָה (Le'a, literally “(wild) cow”).^[1]

• IPA^(key): /ˈle(ː)ɑ/, [ˈle̞(ː)ɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -eɑ
• Syllabification^(key): Le‧a
• Hyphenation^(key): Lea

Lea

1. Leah (biblical character).
   • 1642, The Holy Bible, Genesis 29:16-17:

     Ja Labanilla oli caxi tytärtä/ wanhemman nimi oli Lea/ ja nuoremman nimi oli Rahel./ Mutta Lea oli pehmiä silmist/ waan Rahel oli caunin muotoinen/ ja ihana caswoilda.

     And Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel. Leah was tender eyed; but Rachel was beautiful and well-favoured.

2. a female given name
   • 2014, Heidi Jaatinen, Kaksi viatonta päivää, Gummerus, →ISBN, page 421:

     Vanhemman naisen nimeksi alkoi Sistinjan mielessä hahmottua Lea tai ehkä Leea. Sistinja oli aina pitänyt sanoista jotka ääntyivät lempeästi, ikään kuin huomiota herättämättä. Lea, Leea, naisen huuletkin olivat pyöreäpäisellä siveltimellä rajatut.

     Sistinja started to think the older woman was called Lea or Leea. Sistinja had always liked words with gentle sounds, as if to not attract attention. Lea, Leea, her lips too were contoured with a round-tipped brush.

• (given name) Leea

• Lea is the 86^th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 8,823 female individuals (and as a middle name to 2,332 more), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

• Ale, ale

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Lea

1. Leah (biblical character)
2. a female given name of currently popular usage

• IPA^(key): /ˈle.a/, [ˈlɛ.jə]

Lea

1. (Christianity) Leah (biblical character)
   • 2012 Baibala Hemolele, Kinohi 29:16-18 (tr. KJV Genesis 29:16-18):

     ʻElua mau kaikamāhine a Labana, ʻo Lea ka inoa o ka mua, a ʻo Rāhela ka inoa o ka muli iho. He maka wai ko Lea; akā, ua maikaʻi ʻo Rāhela ke nānā aku, a ua maikaʻi kona helehelena. Aloha akula ʻo Iakoba iā Rāhela: ʻī akula ia, E hoʻoikaika aku nō au i kāu hana i nā makahiki ʻehiku no Rāhela, no kāu kaikamahine muli iho.

     And Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel. Leah was tender eyed; but Rachel was beautiful and well favoured. And Jacob loved Rachel; and said, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter.

2. (Hawaiian mythology) a goddess of canoe builders
3. a female given name from Hawaiian or originating from the Bible, of biblical and mythological origin
4. name of a star

• Ka Baibala Hemolele
• Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1986
• Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Lea occurs in 19th century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 8 women.

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɛːa/
• Rhymes: -ɛːa

Lea f (proper noun, genitive singular Leu)

1. Leah (biblical figure).
2. a female given name

Lea

1. Leah (biblical figure).
2. a female given name, today also spelled Leah

Derived from Hebrew לֵאָה (leah).

• IPA^(key): /ʎea/, (high register) [ˈʎea], (common) [ˈlea]
• Rhymes: -ea
• Hyphenation: Le‧a

Lea f (diminutive Leuška)

1. Leah (biblical figure)
2. a female given name, today also spelled Leah

• Lola, Lolka
• Lolina, Lolinka

• IPA^(key): /ˈlea/ [ˈle.a]
• Rhymes: -ea
• Syllabification: Le‧a

Lea f

1. Leah (biblical figure)

   Synonym: Lía

   • 1602, La Santa Biblia (antigua versión de Casiodoro de Reina), Génesis 29:16-17:

     Y Labán tenía dos hijas: el nombre de la mayor era Lea y el nombre de la menor, Rachêl. Y los ojos de Lea eran tiernos, pero Rachêl era de lindo semblante y de hermoso parecer.

     And Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel. Leah was tender eyed; but Rachel was beautiful and well favoured. (KJV)

2. a female given name

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Lea c (genitive Leas)

1. Leah (biblical figure).
2. a female given name