Lea

See also: Appendix:Variations of "lea"

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -iːə

Etymology 1

Proper noun

Lea

1. A female given name from Hebrew, form of Leah.

Etymology 2

From Old English lēa, the dative case of lēah (“meadow”).

Proper noun

Lea

1. An English surname from Middle English, a variant of Lee.

Derived terms

• Albert Lea
• Lea County

Etymology 3

From Old English Lyġe.

Proper noun

Lea

1. A river in Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Essex and Greater London, England, also called the Lee, which flows into the River Thames at Poplar.
2. A village in Dethick, Lea and Holloway parish, Amber Valley borough, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK3257).
3. A village and civil parish in the City of Preston, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4930).
4. A village and civil parish in West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SK8286).
5. A village in Lea and Cleverton parish, north Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST9586).
6. A former civil parish in Cheshire East, Cheshire, England, merged into Doddington and District civil parish in 2023.

Derived terms

• Lea Bridge

Anagrams

• E-la, ael, Lae, LAE, Ale, EAL, ELA, Ela, ale

Danish

Proper noun

Lea

1. Leah (biblical character).
2. a female given name

Estonian

Proper noun

Lea

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

Related terms

• Liia

Faroese

Etymology

From Hebrew לֵאָה (leah).

Proper noun

Lea f

1. Leah (biblical figure).
2. a female given name

Usage notes

Matronymics

• son of Lea: Leuson
• daughter of Lea: Leudóttir

Declension

	singular
	indefinite
nominative	Lea
accusative	Leu
dative	Leu
genitive	Leu

Finnish

Etymology

From Biblical Hebrew לֵאָה (Le'a).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈle(ː)ɑ/, [ˈle̞(ː)ɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -eɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): Lea

Proper noun

Lea

1. Leah (biblical character).
   • 1642, The Holy Bible, Genesis 29:16-17:

     Ja Labanilla oli caxi tytärtä/ wanhemman nimi oli Lea/ ja nuoremman nimi oli Rahel./ Mutta Lea oli pehmiä silmist/ waan Rahel oli caunin muotoinen/ ja ihana caswoilda.

     And Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel. Leah was tender eyed; but Rachel was beautiful and well-favoured.

2. a female given name
   • 2014, Heidi Jaatinen, Kaksi viatonta päivää, Gummerus, →ISBN, page 421:

     Vanhemman naisen nimeksi alkoi Sistinjan mielessä hahmottua Lea tai ehkä Leea. Sistinja oli aina pitänyt sanoista jotka ääntyivät lempeästi, ikään kuin huomiota herättämättä. Lea, Leea, naisen huuletkin olivat pyöreäpäisellä siveltimellä rajatut.

     Sistinja started to think the older woman was called Lea or Leea. Sistinja had always liked words with gentle sounds, as if to not attract attention. Lea, Leea, her lips too were contoured with a round-tipped brush.

Declension

Inflection of Lea (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		Lea	Leat
genitive		Lean	Leojen
partitive		Leaa	Leoja
illative		Leaan	Leoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Lea	Leat
accusative	nom.	Lea	Leat
	gen.	Lean
genitive		Lean	Leojen Leain rare
partitive		Leaa	Leoja
inessive		Leassa	Leoissa
elative		Leasta	Leoista
illative		Leaan	Leoihin
adessive		Lealla	Leoilla
ablative		Lealta	Leoilta
allative		Lealle	Leoille
essive		Leana	Leoina
translative		Leaksi	Leoiksi
abessive		Leatta	Leoitta
instructive		—	Leoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Lea (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Leani Leani accusative nom. Leani Leani gen. Leani genitive Leani Leojeni Leaini rare partitive Leaani Leojani inessive Leassani Leoissani elative Leastani Leoistani illative Leaani Leoihini adessive Leallani Leoillani ablative Lealtani Leoiltani allative Lealleni Leoilleni essive Leanani Leoinani translative Leakseni Leoikseni abessive Leattani Leoittani instructive — — comitative — Leoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Leasi Leasi accusative nom. Leasi Leasi gen. Leasi genitive Leasi Leojesi Leaisi rare partitive Leaasi Leojasi inessive Leassasi Leoissasi elative Leastasi Leoistasi illative Leaasi Leoihisi adessive Leallasi Leoillasi ablative Lealtasi Leoiltasi allative Leallesi Leoillesi essive Leanasi Leoinasi translative Leaksesi Leoiksesi abessive Leattasi Leoittasi instructive — — comitative — Leoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Leamme Leamme accusative nom. Leamme Leamme gen. Leamme genitive Leamme Leojemme Leaimme rare partitive Leaamme Leojamme inessive Leassamme Leoissamme elative Leastamme Leoistamme illative Leaamme Leoihimme adessive Leallamme Leoillamme ablative Lealtamme Leoiltamme allative Leallemme Leoillemme essive Leanamme Leoinamme translative Leaksemme Leoiksemme abessive Leattamme Leoittamme instructive — — comitative — Leoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Leanne Leanne accusative nom. Leanne Leanne gen. Leanne genitive Leanne Leojenne Leainne rare partitive Leaanne Leojanne inessive Leassanne Leoissanne elative Leastanne Leoistanne illative Leaanne Leoihinne adessive Leallanne Leoillanne ablative Lealtanne Leoiltanne allative Leallenne Leoillenne essive Leananne Leoinanne translative Leaksenne Leoiksenne abessive Leattanne Leoittanne instructive — — comitative — Leoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Leansa Leansa accusative nom. Leansa Leansa gen. Leansa genitive Leansa Leojensa Leainsa rare partitive Leaansa Leojaan Leojansa inessive Leassaan Leassansa Leoissaan Leoissansa elative Leastaan Leastansa Leoistaan Leoistansa illative Leaansa Leoihinsa adessive Leallaan Leallansa Leoillaan Leoillansa ablative Lealtaan Lealtansa Leoiltaan Leoiltansa allative Lealleen Leallensa Leoilleen Leoillensa essive Leanaan Leanansa Leoinaan Leoinansa translative Leakseen Leaksensa Leoikseen Leoiksensa abessive Leattaan Leattansa Leoittaan Leoittansa instructive — — comitative — Leoineen Leoinensa

Related terms

• (given name) Leea

Statistics

• Lea is the 81^st most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 9,387 female individuals (and as a middle name to 2,294 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Anagrams

• Ale, ale

German

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Lea

1. Leah (biblical character)
2. a female given name of currently popular usage

Hawaiian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈle.a/, [ˈlɛ.jə]

Proper noun

Lea

1. (Christianity) Leah (biblical character)
   • 2012 Baibala Hemolele, Kinohi 29:16-18 (tr. KJV Genesis 29:16-18):

     ʻElua mau kaikamāhine a Labana, ʻo Lea ka inoa o ka mua, a ʻo Rāhela ka inoa o ka muli iho. He maka wai ko Lea; akā, ua maikaʻi ʻo Rāhela ke nānā aku, a ua maikaʻi kona helehelena. Aloha akula ʻo Iakoba iā Rāhela: ʻī akula ia, E hoʻoikaika aku nō au i kāu hana i nā makahiki ʻehiku no Rāhela, no kāu kaikamahine muli iho.

     And Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel. Leah was tender eyed; but Rachel was beautiful and well favoured. And Jacob loved Rachel; and said, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter.

2. (Hawaiian mythology) a goddess of canoe builders
3. a female given name from Hawaiian or originating from the Bible, 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.

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɛːa/
• Rhymes: -ɛːa

Proper noun

Lea f (proper noun, genitive singular Leu)

1. Leah (biblical figure).
2. a female given name

Declension

Declension of Lea (sg-only feminine)

indefinite singular
nominative	Lea
accusative	Leu
dative	Leu
genitive	Leu

Norwegian

Proper noun

Lea

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

Slovak

Etymology

Derived from Hebrew לֵאָה (leah).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɛa/

Proper noun

Lea f (genitive singular Ley, nominative plural Ley, declension pattern of žena)

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

Declension

Declension of Lea

	singular	plural
nominative	Lea	Ley
genitive	Ley	Leí
dative	Lei	Leám
accusative	Leu	Ley
locative	Lei	Leách
instrumental	Leou	Leami

Derived terms

• Leuška
• Lola, Lolka
• Lolina, Lolinka

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlea/ [ˈle.a]
• Rhymes: -ea
• Syllabification: Le‧a

Proper noun

Lea f

1. Leah (biblical figure)

   Synonym: Lía

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

     And Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel. Leah was tender eyed; but Rachel was beautiful and well favoured. (KJV)

2. a female given name

Swedish

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Lea c (genitive Leas)

1. Leah (biblical figure).
2. a female given name