Lea

See also Léa, and lea

English

Proper noun

Lea

1. A female given name, latinized form of Leah.
2. An English surname, a variant of Lee.

Anagrams

• ale, ELA, LAE

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Danish

Proper noun

Lea

1. (biblical) Leah.
2. A female given name.

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Estonian

Proper noun

Lea

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

Related terms

• Liia

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Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ˈleɑ]
• Hyphenation: Le‧a

Proper noun

Lea

1. (biblical) Leah.
2. A female given name. Variant: Leea.

Declension

Declension of Lea (type kala) singular plural nominative Lea Leat genitive Lean Leojen Leain1 partitive Leaa Leoja accusative Lea Lean Leat inessive Leassa Leoissa elative Leasta Leoista illative Leaan Leoihin adessive Lealla Leoilla ablative Lealta Leoilta allative Lealle Leoille essive Leana Leoina translative Leaksi Leoiksi instructive – Leoin abessive Leatta Leoitta comitative – Leoineen 1) Rare.

Anagrams

• Ale, ale

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German

Proper noun

Lea

1. (biblical) Leah.
2. A female given name currently popular.

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Hawaiian

Proper noun

Lea

1. (biblical) Leah.
2. (Hawaiian mythology) A goddess of canoe builders.
3. A female given name of biblical and mythological origin.
4. Name of a star.

References

• 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.

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Norwegian

Proper noun

Lea

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

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Spanish

Proper noun

Lea f.

1. (biblical) Leah
2. A female given name.

Quotations

• 1602 — La Santa Biblia (antigua versión de Casiodoro de Reina), rev., 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.

Synonyms

• Lía

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Swedish

Proper noun

Lea

1. (biblical) Leah.
2. A female given name.