Lea is a feminine given name. In French the name Léa is from the biblical name Leah. In Spanish the same name is Lía, and in Italian

Lia Lia is a feminine given name. In the Spanish-speaking world, it is accented Lía. In America, the name may be a variant of Leah or Lea. Lia may be a diminutive of various names including Julia, Cecilia, Amelia, Talia, Cornelia, Ophelia, Rosal ...

. In English it is an alternative spelling of

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, meaning pasture or meadow. Notable people with the given name Lea include:

People

* Saint Lea, third century Catholic saint * Lea (musician), or Lea-Marie Becker (born 1992), professionally known as Lea (stylized as LEA), German singer-songwriter and keyboardist * Lea Antonoplis (born 1959), American tennis player * Lea Bošković (born 1999), Croatian tennis player * Lea DeLaria (born 1958), American comedian, actress and jazz musician * Lea Gottlieb (1918–2012), Hungarian-born Israeli fashion designer * Lea Hernandez (born 1964), American comic book and webcomic artist * Lea Horowitz (born 1933), Israeli Olympic hurdler * Lea Massari (born 1933), Italian actress *

Lea Maurer Lea Loveless Maurer (born April 1, 1971), née Lea E. Loveless, is an American former competition swimming (sport), swimmer, Olympic champion, and former college swimming coach. She represented the United States at the 1992 Summer Olympics in B ...

(born 1971), American swimmer and coach *

Lea Michele Lea Michele Sarfati (; born August 29, 1986) is an American actress, singer, songwriter, and author. She began her career as a child actress on Broadway (theatre), Broadway, appearing in productions of ''Les Misérables (musical), Les Misérab ...

(born 1986), American actress and singer *

Lea Niako Maria Kruse (1908–?), better known by her stage name Lea Niako, was a German exotic dancer and actress. Niako was renowned across Europe for her dance performances in the late interwar period, from 1926 to 1933. She often performed with little ...

(1908–?), German dancer and actress * Helena "Lea" Nordheim (1903–1943), Dutch Olympic champion gymnast * Lea Padovani (1920–1991), Italian actress *

Lea Pericoli Lea Pericoli (born 22 March 1935) is an Italian former tennis player and later television presenter and journalist from Milan. She reached the last sixteen of the French Open two times and the Wimbledon Championships three times, and is also fam ...

(born 1935), Italian tennis player * Lea Piltti (1904–1982), Finnish opera singer *

Lea Salonga Maria Lea Carmen Imutan Salonga (; born February 22, 1971), known professionally as Lea Salonga, is a Filipino singer, actress, and columnist. Nicknamed "Pride of the Philippines," she is best known for her roles in musical theatre, for supplyin ...

(born 1971), Filipina singer, actress, and columnist *

Lea Sölkner Lea Sölkner (born 24 December 1958) is an Austrian former alpine skier who was World championship title in slalom in 1978. Biography Born in Tauplitz, Styria. Career During her career she has achieved 10 results among the top 3 (1 victory) in ...

(born 1958), Austrian retired alpine skier * Lea Stevens (born 1947), Australian politician * Lea Thompson (born 1961), American actress

Fictional characters

* Lea, the original human form of Axel from the ''

Kingdom Hearts is a series of action role-playing games developed and published by Square Enix (originally by Square (video game company), Square). It is a collaboration between Square Enix and The Walt Disney Company and is under the leadership of Tetsuya ...

'' video game series *Lea Dilallo, the wife of Dr Shaun Murphy from ''The Good Doctor'' *Lea, the main character of the video game CrossCode

People

Fictional characters

See also