Leah

Leah \lea(h), le-ah\ is a female's name. It consists of 4 letters and 1 syllable.

The baby girl name Leah can also be used as a nicknames for boy name, though the use for girls is far more popular. It is pronounced LIYah (English) ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Leah: L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)"

What is the origin of Leah?

Leah's language of origin is Hebrew. It is used predominantly in English, Hebrew, and Yiddish. The name is of disputed origin; it could be of the element le'ah ('gazelle, antelope, cow') or la'ah ('tired, weary'). It was borne by the first wife of Jacob in the Bible, whom Jacob was deceived into first marrying when he actually wanted to marry the younger sister Rachel. The name was adopted on a moderate scale by the 17th century English Puritans, and mainly among Jews. Leah has 22 forms that are used in both English and foreign languages. English forms of the name consist of Laya pronounciation, Leaha name variations, short names for Leatha, name Leeya, Leigh meaning and origin, Leighia meaning and origin, name Liah, meaning of Liegh, Liyah name popularity, and meaning of Lía. Other English forms consist of the familiar form Lee name variations, and the spelling variants Lea meaning of name (used in French, German, Italian, and Polish too), Leea name variations, Leeah name popularity, baby name Leia, meaning of Leiah, meaning of Leigha, Leighah name variations, Leya pronounciation, meaning of Leyah, and Lia definition (used in French, German, Hebrew, Italian, and Portuguese too). The French name Léa is a form of Leah that is used in foreign languages. See also the related forms, the English Aleah pronounciation, the English nicknames for Angeleah, the name Jalea meaning and origin, the name Jeneleah meaning of name, the English Leatrice pronounciation, and the name Shaleah meaning of name. Leah is a very popular baby girl name, and it can also be regarded as trendy. The name has been rising in popularity since the 1940s. At the recent peak of its usage in 2009, 0.335% of baby girls were named Leah. It was #28 in rank then. In 2010, it ranked at #24 with a usage of 0.334%, and it was the most popular out of all girl names in its family. Leah was used 7 times more than the 2nd ranked name, Lia name variations, in 2010. In the last century Leah has primarily been a baby girl name.

List of baby names that is pronounced like Leah:

the English meaning of Liah, the name Liya meaning and origin, the name meaning of Liyah, the name Lael definition, the Catalan baby name Laia, the Arabic, English, German, and Iranian meaning of Laila, the name meaning of Lailah, the name what does the name Laily mean, the Czech Lala name, the name Lalah name popularity, the Spanish nicknames for Lali, the name baby name Lalla, the name name Lallah meaning, the name Lallie meaning and origin, the name short names for Lally, the name Lalo pronounciation, the name short names for Laloe, the name Laloh meaning and origin, the English short names for Laya, and the Arabic and English Layla name popularity.

The baby name Leah fun facts:

The name Leah in reverse order is "Hael".

The numerological value of the name Leah is number 8, which means practical endeavors, status oriented, power-seeking, high-material goals.

How popular is Leah?

Leah is in the top names in USA.