Given name
Léa
“languid”
In French use, Léa shares an earlier linguistic root with Leah. One interpretation is “languid.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In French use, Léa shares an earlier linguistic root with Leah. One interpretation is “languid.”
Explained through its name family
The story
In French use, Léa shares an earlier linguistic root with Leah. The history of Leah gives this family its wider story. In biblical tradition, Leah is the name of the elder sister of Rachel.
Explained through its name family
Léa’s family of names
Léa shares a linguistic root with Leah. In French usage, Léa has a conventional equivalent in the German form Lea. In French usage, Léa has a conventional equivalent in the English form Leah.
The ring: across languages.
Around the world
Léa has relatives in 6 languages. Lines run from its Hebrew roots to each of them.
5 related names in 6 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Léa
- Léa SeydouxFrench actress (born 1985)
- Léa DruckerFrench actressborn 1972
- LexaBrazilian singer-songwriter and dancerborn 1995
- Léa Poolfilm director, screenwriterborn 1950
- Léa SalaméFrench-Lebanese journalistborn 1979
- Léa GarciaBrazilian actress (1933-2023)
- Léa CastaFrench snowboarderborn 2006
- Princess Léa of Belgiumwidow of Prince Alexander of Belgiumborn 1951
- Léa RobackCanadian activist (1903-2000)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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