Leah is a feminine given name of Hebrew origin. One source gives its meaning as ''languid''. The name can be traced back to the Biblical matriarch Leah, one of the two wives of Jacob. This name may derive from , presumably cognate with

Akkadian Akkadian or Accadian may refer to: * Akkadians, inhabitants of the Akkadian Empire * Akkadian language, an extinct Eastern Semitic language * Akkadian literature, literature in this language * Akkadian cuneiform Cuneiform is a logo- syllabi ...

, meaning 'wild cow', from Proto-Semitic *''layʾ-at-'' ~ ''laʾay-at-'' 'cow'. The name is the origin of the

Ashkenazi Jew Ashkenazi Jews ( ; he, יְהוּדֵי אַשְׁכְּנַז, translit=Yehudei Ashkenaz, ; yi, אַשכּנזישע ייִדן, Ashkenazishe Yidn), also known as Ashkenazic Jews or ''Ashkenazim'',, Ashkenazi Hebrew pronunciation: , singu ...

ish

matronymic surname A matronymic is a personal name based on the given name of one's mother, grandmother, or any female ancestor. It is the female equivalent of a patronymic. Around the world, matronymic surnames are far less common than patronymic surnames. In som ...

Leykin/Leikin/Leikind .

Variants

* Lea – Croatian,

Danish Danish may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Denmark People * A national or citizen of Denmark, also called a "Dane," see Demographics of Denmark * Culture of Denmark * Danish people or Danes, people with a Danish ance ...

, Dutch,

Estonian Estonian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Estonia, a country in the Baltic region in northern Europe * Estonians, people from Estonia, or of Estonian descent * Estonian language * Estonian cuisine * Estonian culture See also

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, Finnish, Hungarian, Norwegian,

Serbian Serbian may refer to: * someone or something related to Serbia, a country in Southeastern Europe * someone or something related to the Serbs, a South Slavic people * Serbian language * Serbian names See also

* * * Old Serbian (disambiguat ...

, Slovene,

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

Polish Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Poles, people from Poland or of Polish descent * Polish chicken *Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin screenwr ...

Yoruba The Yoruba people (, , ) are a West African ethnic group that mainly inhabit parts of Nigeria, Benin, and Togo. The areas of these countries primarily inhabited by Yoruba are often collectively referred to as Yorubaland. The Yoruba constitute ...

*Léa –

French French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...

*Leah – English, Hebrew * Leia – Koine Greek *Lėja –

Lithuanian Lithuanian may refer to: * Lithuanians * Lithuanian language * The country of Lithuania * Grand Duchy of Lithuania * Culture of Lithuania * Lithuanian cuisine * Lithuanian Jews as often called "Lithuanians" (''Lita'im'' or ''Litvaks'') by other Jew ...

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 ...

– Ecclesiastical Latin, Italian, Portuguese,

Romanian Romanian may refer to: *anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Romania **Romanians, an ethnic group **Romanian language, a Romance language ***Romanian dialects, variants of the Romanian language **Romanian cuisine, traditional ...

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ger ...

*Lía – Galician *Liadh – Irish *Liah * Lya *Λεία (Lia) – Greek *Liia –

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*Lija – Latvian *Liya

Royalty

Leah Isadora Behn Leah Isadora Behn (born 8 April 2005) is a member of the Norwegian Royal family. She is the second daughter of Princess Märtha Louise of Norway and her late former husband Ari Behn, and a grandchild of King Harald V and Queen Sonja of Norway. S ...

, the second daughter of

Princess Märtha Louise of Norway Princess Märtha Louise of Norway (born 22 September 1971) is a member of the Norwegian royal family, a businesswoman and a self-described clairvoyant. The only daughter of King Harald V and Queen Sonja, she is fourth in the line of successi ...

Public figures

Leah Manning Dame Elizabeth Leah Manning DBE (''née'' Perrett; 14 April 1886 – 15 September 1977) was a British educationalist, social reformer, and Labour Member of Parliament (MP) in the 1930s and 1940s. She organised the evacuation of orphaned or at ...

(1886–1977), British activist and politician * Leah Rabin (1928–2000), wife of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin *

Leah Rosenthal Leah Rosenthal, (23 April 1879 – 4 October 1930) was a decorated Australian nurse who served in the First World War. Early life Rosenthal was born in Melbourne, Victoria, on 23 April 1879, the daughter of Joseph Rosenthal and Martha Avinsky. ...

(1879–1930), Australian nurse who served in World War I *

Leah Ward Sears Leah Ward Sears (born June 13, 1955) is an American jurist and former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia. Sears was the first African-American female chief justice of a state supreme court in the United States. When she was first ap ...

(born 1955), American judge

Arts and sports

* Leah Applebaum, American voice actress * Leah Ayres (born 1957), American actress * Leah Baird (1883–1971), American actress * Leah Betts (1977–1995), British water intoxication / ecstasy victim * Leah Bracknell (1964–2019), British actress * Leah Cairns (born 1974), Canadian actress *

Leah Cherniak Leah Cherniak (born 1956) is a Canadian playwright, actor, and teacher. She is a co-founder of Theatre Columbus (now called Common Boots). Early life and education Cherniak graduated from the University of Toronto with a BA in 1979. She later s ...

(born 1956), Canadian playwright and theatre director * Leah Clark (born 1979), American voice actress affiliated with Funimation *

Leah Dizon Leah Donna Dizon (born September 24, 1986) is an American singer, model and media personality.Leah Fortune Leah Lynn Gabriela Fortune (born 13 December 1990) is a Brazilian football manager and former player. She has been a member of the Brazil women's national team. She has also played for the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) club Orlando Pri ...

(born 1990), Brazilian-American football (soccer) player * Leah Goldberg (1911–1970), Israeli writer *

Leah Goldstein Leah Goldstein (born February 4, 1969, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) is a professional Canadian- Israeli road racing cyclist, former 1989 World Bantamweight Kickboxing Champion, and Israel's 1998 Duathlon champion. In 2021, she bec ...

(born 1969), Israeli cyclist * Lea Gottlieb (born 1918), Israeli fashion designer * Leah Haywood (born 1976), Australian singer * Leah Horowitz (runner) (born 1933), Israeli Olympic hurdler *

Leah Kaslar Leah Kaslar (born 11 September 1985) is an Australian rules footballer who played for and co-captained Brisbane and the Gold Coast in the AFL Women's (AFLW). Early life Kaslar was born in 1985 in Caringbah, New South Wales and moved with her f ...

(born 1985), Australian rules footballer *

Leah Krinsky Leah Krinsky is an American comedy writer and producer. She is a two-time Primetime Emmy Award winner and a two-time Writers Guild of America Award winner. She has written for ''Dennis Miller Live ''Dennis Miller Live'' was a weekly talk show o ...

, American comedy writer * Leah Laiman (born 1946), American writer *

Leah McHenry Leah McHenry, mononymously known as Leah (pronounced ) (born November 4, 1984), is a Canadian heavy metal musician who records both as a solo artist and, since 2018, as a member of Dragonlord. Sometimes called the "Enya of heavy metal", she p ...

(born 1984), Canadian musician and music educator *

Leah Miller Leah Miller (born July 20, 1981) is a Canadian television host and former Much (TV channel), MuchMusic VJ (media personality), VJ from Toronto, who was the host for the three seasons (2008–2011) of ''So You Think You Can Dance Canada''. She wa ...

(born 1981), Canadian actress *

Leah Moore Leah Moore (born 4 February 1978) is a British comic book writer and columnist. The daughter of comics writer Alan Moore, she frequently collaborates with her husband, writer John Reppion, as Moore & Reppion. Biography Moore was born to comics ...

(born 1978), British comic book writer *

Leah Neuberger Leah Thall-Neuberger (December 17, 1915 in Columbus, Ohio – January 25, 1993), nicknamed Miss Ping, was an American table tennis player. She was ranked the # 3 table tennis player in the world in 1951. Table tennis career Her six World Champio ...

(1915–1993), American table tennis player *

Leah Pells Leah Marlee Pells (born November 9, 1964 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a retired female track and field Athletics (sport), athlete from Canada who competed in the middle-distance running, middle distance events and was once ranked first in ...

(born 1964), Canadian track and field athlete * Leah Pinsent (born 1968), Canadian actress * Leah Pipes (born 1988), American actress * Leah Purcell (born 1970), Australian actress * Leah Remini, American actress *

Leah Rhodes Leah Rhodes (July 21, 1902 in Port Arthur, Texas – October 17, 1986) was an American costume designer. Rhodes was born Leah Margaret Montgomery in Port Arthur, Texas. As a young woman, Rhodes worked as a sign painted and window designer in Po ...

(1902–1986), American costume designer * Léa Seydoux (born 1985), French actress *

Leah Song Leah Song (born Leah Smith) is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumental musician, storytelling, storyteller, poet, artist, and activist known for her role as one of the two frontsisters of Rising Appalachia — with younger sister Chloe S ...

, American musician and activist *

Leah Van Dale Leah Van Dale (born October 23, 1987) is an American professional wrestler, dancer and model. She is currently signed to WWE, where she performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Carmella, where she is a former WWE SmackDown Women's Champion ...

(born 1987), American professional wrestler better known as Carmella *

Leah Williamson Leah Cathrine Williamson (born 29 March 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays for Women's Super League club Arsenal and captains the England women's national team. A versatile player, she plays in central defence or the midfi ...

(born 1997), English footballer

Others

Leah Berman Leah Wrenn Berman Williams (born 1976) is a mathematician at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, specializing in discrete geometry. At the University of Alaska, she is a professor of mathematics, the head of the department of mathematics and statis ...

(born 1976), American mathematician * Leah Chase (1923–2019), American chef *

Leah Findlater Leah K. Findlater is a Canadian-American computer scientist specializing in human-computer interaction, mobile computing, and computer accessibility. She is an associate professor of computer science at the University of Washington. Education Fin ...

, Canadian and American computer scientist *

Leah Horowitz Sarah Rebecca Rachel Leah Horowitz (1715–1795), known as Leah Horowitz, was a rabbinic and kabbalistic scholar, who wrote in Yiddish. She was the author of Tkhinne imohes (Supplication of the Matriarchs). She lived in Bolechów, Poland.''Voice ...

(1680–1755), Polish scholar and writer * Leah Mosher, pilot in the Royal Canadian Air Force *Lia (stage name), member of ITZY

Fictional characters

*Leah, in the British radio series '' The Space Gypsy Adventures'' *Leah, in the American animated TV series '' Shimmer and Shine'' *Leah, in the 2018 TV series ''The Crossing'' *Leah, in the American TV series '' The Walking Dead'' *Leah, in the 2018 movie ''

Love, Simon ''Love, Simon'' is a 2018 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Greg Berlanti, written by Isaac Aptaker and Elizabeth Berger, and based on the novel ''Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda'' by Becky Albertalli. The film stars Nick Robins ...

'' *Leah Murphy, in the American medical drama TV series '' Grey's Anatomy'' *Leye ( ashkenazic pronunciation), in the play '' The Dybbuk'' *

Queen Leah The following are fictional characters in Disney's 1959 film ''Sleeping Beauty''. Princess Aurora Princess Aurora is the title character of the film. After Maleficent, an evil fairy curses her when she is only a baby, Aurora is taken to the w ...

, mother of Princess Aurora in Disney's 1959 animated film ''Sleeping Beauty'' * Leia Organa, from the '' Star Wars Saga'' *

Leah Brahms Leah ''La'ya;'' from (; ) appears in the Hebrew Bible as one of the two wives of the Biblical patriarch Jacob. Leah was Jacob's first wife, and the older sister of his second (and favored) wife Rachel. She is the mother of Jacob's first son ...

, in the TV series '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' * Leah Clearwater, in the ''Twilight'' novels by Stephenie Meyer * Leah Estrogen, in the 2001 film '' Osmosis Jones'' * Leah Mordecai, title character of the 1856 novel by Belle K. Abbott *

Leah Patterson-Baker Leah Patterson (also Poulos and Patterson-Baker) is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera ''Home and Away'', played by Ada Nicodemou. She made her screen debut during the episode broadcast on 22 March 2000. Leah is one of the long ...

, in the Australian TV series ''Home and Away'' *

Leah Rose This a list of characters in the ''Left Behind'' novel series by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins. Suhail Akbar Suhail Akbar is a supporting antagonist in the ''Left Behind'' series. A native of Pakistan, he was a prominent member of the Glob ...

, in the ''Left Behind'' novels by Tim LaHaye and Jerry Jenkins *Leah Kazuno, one of the two members of Saint Snow *Leah Rilke, in the TV series ''The Wilds''.

References

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