Lìa

See also: Appendix:Variations of "lia"

Sicilian

Alternative forms

• Ilìa, Elìa

Etymology

Apocoped variant of Ilìa, from Latin Ēliās, from Ancient Greek Ἠλίας (Ēlías), from Hebrew אֵלִיָּה (ēliyā́, “Jah is my God”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈli.a/
• Hyphenation: Lì‧a

Proper noun

Lìa m

1. (religion) Elijah, an Israelite prophet in the Abrahamic religions.
2. a male given name from Hebrew; Elijah, Elias.
3. a surname, Lia

Descendants

• → Italian: Lia
  • → Italian: Elia, Lea (italianized variant)

Endearment variants:

• Sicilian: Liuzzu, Luzzu
  • Italian: Liuzzo