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♀ Lea (girl)
What does Lea mean?
Lea 
▲ as a girls' name (also used less regularly as boys' name Lea) is of Hebrew and Old English derivation, and Lea means "delicate; weary; meadow or pasture". Lea is a version of Leah (Hebrew). Biblical: Jacob's first wife. Lea is also a variation of Lee (Old English). See also Lia
STARTS WITH Le-
ASSOCIATED WITH old english, delicate (gentle), meadow
Variations
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Lea Gemma (L.G.), ..
How popular is Lea?
Lea is a very prominent first name for women (#665 out of 4276, Top 16%) and also a very prominent surname for both adults and children (#3414 out of 150436, Top 2%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Lea reached its top rank of #456 in the U.S. during the years 1970-1979, and is currently at #708. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)
Which version is better?
Prominent related forms of Lea (#708 VIA LATEST LIST) listed in the Top 2000 are Leah (#41), Lee, Leia (#296), Leigh and Lia (#246). These relations of Lea reached the peak of their popularity 7 years ago (MEDIAN #957) and have remained as common to this day (#881, UP 0.5%). Leah is more ubiquitous than the rest, though Lia has gained in usage over time, while forms such as Leigh are now somewhat dated.
Similar Names
Lea▲ is alike in pronunciation to La-, Leeya, Leya, Liya, Lou▼ and Lu▼. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Bea, Dea, Lean, Leda, Lela▼, Lena▼, Leta▼, Lexa, Mea, Nea, Rea, Tea▼ and Zea. These names tend to be less commonly used than Lea.
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