Leah - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Leah \

is pronounced LAY-ah, LEE-ah. It is of Hebrew origin, and its meaning is "delicate; weary". Biblical: Jacob's first wife, the mother of Dinah and six of Jacob's twelve sons. The name was revived by the Puritans. Hawaiian ythology: Lea is the goddess of canoe makers. The fictional Princess Leia of "Star Wars" fame has made Leia familiar as a given name. Léa is popular in France. Actress Lea Thompson.

Leah has 5 variant forms: Lea, Lee, Leia, Leigh and Lia.

Baby names that sound like Leah are La- and Leya.

Leah is a very common first name for women (#270 out of 4276) and a slightly less common last name for both men and women (#70895 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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