Given name · Hebrew · Yiddish

לאה

“cow”

לאה (Le'a) is a feminine given name, possibly from Proto-Semitic and perhaps meaning “cow.” It is used in Hebrew and Yiddish.

Hebrew and YiddishWritten in Hebrew script, read right to left. In English: Leah.

Meaning & origin

לאה possibly means “cow.”

לאה possibly comes from Proto-Semitic.

Possibly from Proto-Semitic *layʾ-at- ~ laʾay-at- (“cow”).

In Yiddish usage, לאה has a diminutive in לאהקע. In Yiddish usage, לאה has a conventional equivalent in the English form Leah.

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