Leah
[ˈliːə]Meaning
from the Hebrew name לֵאָה, probably from לָאָה meaning "weary, grieved"
Background Story
Behind the Name derives it from the Hebrew word לָאָה, "weary, grieved", and notes an alternative link to Akkadian littu, "cow". It was used by Jews in the Middle Ages but was not typical as an English Christian name until after the Protestant Reformation, when it became common among the Puritans. It is also used in Belarusian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish and French, as well as Biblical Greek, Biblical Hebrew and Biblical Latin.
Temperament
Variations
Leia, Lea, Leena
Related Names
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Bena
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Gaby
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Jena
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