Lia is a feminine

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a f ...

. In the Spanish-speaking world, it is accented Lía. In English-speaking countries, the name may be a variant of

Leah Leah () 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 Reuben. She has thr ...

or Lea. Lia may be a diminutive of various names including Julia,

Cecilia Cecilia is a personal name originating in the name of Saint Cecilia, the patron saint of music. History The name has been popularly used in Europe (particularly the United Kingdom and Italy, where in 2018 it was the 43rd most popular name for g ...

, Amelia, Talia, Cornelia,

Ophelia Ophelia () is a character in William Shakespeare's drama ''Hamlet'' (1599–1601). She is a young noblewoman of Denmark, the daughter of Polonius, sister of Laertes and potential wife of Prince Hamlet. Due to Hamlet's actions, Ophelia ultima ...

, Rosalia / Roselia, Natalia, Aurelia, Adalia /

Adelia ''Adelia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the Euphorbia, spurge family (biology), family, Euphorbiaceae, Family (biology), subfamily Acalyphoideae. It is native to Latin America and the Caribbean, with one species extending northward into t ...

Ailia ''Ailia'' is a genus of catfish in the family Ailiidae native to Asia.Wang, J., Lu, B., Zan, R., Chai, J., Ma, W., Jin, W., Duan, R., Luo, J., Murphy, R.W., Xiao, H. & Chen, Z. (2016): Phylogenetic Relationships of Five Asian Schilbid Genera Incl ...

Apulia Apulia ( ), also known by its Italian language, Italian name Puglia (), is a Regions of Italy, region of Italy, located in the Southern Italy, southern peninsular section of the country, bordering the Adriatic Sea to the east, the Strait of Ot ...

Alia Alia or ALIA may refer to: People *Alia (name), a list of people with the surname or given name Places *Alia, Sicily, Italy, a comune * Alia (Phrygia), a town of ancient Phrygia which remains a Roman Catholic titular bishopric * Alía, Spain, a ...

/ Aleah. In

Hebrew Hebrew (; ''ʿÎbrit'') is a Northwest Semitic languages, Northwest Semitic language within the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family. A regional dialect of the Canaanite languages, it was natively spoken by the Israelites and ...

, the name means ''to me, God'' and is also the Israeli version of the English pronunciation of

or Lea. It can also be a surname.

People with the given name Lia

Lia (artist) Lia is an Austrian software artist. Born in Graz, she is now based in Vienna. Her work includes the early Net Art sites re-move.org and turux.at. In 2003 she co-curated the Abstraction Now exhibition (Internet Projects and Medialounge) at the Kün ...

, Austrian software artist *

Lia (Japanese singer) Lia (born December 20; also stylized in all caps as LIA) is a Japanese singer and songwriter. Lia recorded " Tori no Uta" for Key's 2000 visual novel ''Air'', which was reused in its 2005 anime adaptation and became influential in popular cultu ...

Lia (South Korean singer) Choi Ji-su (; born July 21, 2000), known mononymously as Lia (), is a South Korean singer. She is a member of the South Korean girl group Itzy, formed by JYP Entertainment in 2019. Early life Lia was born on July 21, 2000, as Choi Ji-su, in In ...

Lia Andrea Ramos Lia Andrea Aquino Ramos-Moss is a Filipino model, beauty pageant titleholder, and entrepreneur. She represented the Philippines in the Miss Universe 2006 pageant held in Los Angeles, California Los Angeles, often referred to by its in ...

(born 1981), Filipino model *

Lia Ashmore Lia Aymara "Leah" Duarte Ashmore (born 5 April 1995) is a Paraguayan model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Paraguay 2022. As Miss Universe Paraguay, Ashmore represented Paraguay at Miss Universe 2022. She was previ ...

(born 1995), Paraguayan model *

Lía Bermúdez Lía Bermúdez (4 August 1930 – 22 October 2021) was a Venezuelan sculptor. Bermúdez was born in Caracas. She began her studies at the School of Applied Arts in Caracas (1944–1946) and moved to Maracaibo. There in 1947, she continued her ...

(1930–2021), Venezuelan sculptor *

Francesca Lia Block Francesca Lia Block (born December 3, 1962) is an American writer of adult and young-adult literature. She wrote the '' Weetzie Bat'' series, which she began while a student at UC Berkeley. Early life and education Block was born in Los Angele ...

(born 1962), American writer *

Lia Block Lia Block (born October 1, 2006) is an American List of female racing drivers, racing driver currently competing in F1 Academy for ART Grand Prix. She is a member of the Williams Driver Academy. Block previously competed for Block House Racing ...

(Born 2006), American racing driver *

Lia Franca Lia Franca (1912 – 1 January 1988) was an Italian film actress. She was sometimes credited as Lya Franca and Libia Franca. Life and career Born Livia Caterina Petra Penso in Trieste, Franca started her career winning a beauty contest, "Miss ...

(1912-1988) Italian actress *

Lía Borrero Lía Victoria Borrero González (born August 22, 1976) is a Panamanian model and beauty queen who was the first Panamanian delegate in history to win a major beauty pageant, the title of Miss International 1998. Retrieved on 11 Apr 2008. Early ...

(born 1976), Panamanian beauty queen * Lia Boysen (born 1966), Swedish actress * Lia Chang (born 1963), American actress and journalist * Lia Corinaldi (1904–1989), Italian teacher and politician * Lia Cruz (born 1985), Philippine television host * Lia Dorana (1918–2010), a Dutch actress *

Lia Eibenschütz Lia Eibenschütz (1899–1985) was a German actress. She was married to the actor Kurt Vespermann with whom she had a son Gerd Vespermann who also became an actor. Selected filmography * '' The War of the Oxen'' (1920) * '' The Legend of Holy ...

(1899–1985), German actress * Lia Eliava (1934–1998), Georgian actress * Lia Félix (1830-1908), French actress *

Lia Finocchiaro Lia Emele Finocchiaro (; born 20 September 1984) is an Australian politician who has served as the Chief Minister of the Northern Territory since August 2024. A member of the Country Liberal Party (CLP), she has represented the seat of Spillet ...

(born 1984), Australian politician * Lia Monica Fontaine (born 2009), Canadian gymnast * Lia Halloran (born 1977), American painter *

Lia Ices Lia Ices is an American singer-songwriter from Westport, Connecticut, currently living in Northern California. While she has been performing and recording for several years, Ices gained prominence when her song "Love is Won", from her second st ...

, American singer *

Lia Marie Johnson Lia Marie Johnson (born November 23, 1996) is an American internet personality, actress, and singer. She first received recognition for her work on YouTube, rising to fame for creating skits and song covers, and for her appearances in the Fine ...

(born 1996), American actress and singer *

Lia Knight ''The Lia Show'', formerly known as ''Neon Nights'' and ''Cryin’, Lovin’ or Leavin’'', is a nationally syndicated country music and entertainment radio program hosted by Lia Knight (born in Kentucky). The program airs nightly from 7 pm to ...

, American radio personality * Lia Laats (1926-2004), Estonian actress * Lia Larsson (born 2001), Swedish singer * Lia Looveer (1920–2006), Estonian émigré political activist in Australia * Lia Maivia (1927–2008), Samoan wrestling promoter *

Lia Manoliu Lia Manoliu (; 25 April 1932 – 9 January 1998) was a Romanian discus thrower who won one gold and two bronze Olympic medals. She was the first track and field athlete to compete at six Olympics (1952–1972). Early life; sports and educat ...

(1932–1998), Romanian discus thrower * Lia McHugh (born 2005), American actress * Lia Menna Barreto (born 1959), Brazilian artist * Lia Mills, Irish writer * Lia Neal (born 1995), American swimmer * Lia Nici-Townsend (born 1969), British politician * Lia Osipian (born 1930), Armenian biologist *

Lia Pernell Lia Pernell (born August 16, 1981) is an American rower. She was born in Berkeley, California. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she placed fifth in quadruple sculls, together with Lindsay Meyer, Jennifer Kaido and Ma ...

(born 1981), American rower * Lia Purpura (born 1964), American writer * Lia Redick (born 2009), Canadian artistic gymnast * Lia Roberts (born Lia Sandu, 1949), Romanian and American politician * Lia Rousset (born 1977), American canoer *

Lia Sargent Lia Sargent is an American voice actress. She is known for extensive anime and video game voice work and has also done ADR directing and script writing for Animaze.. iNC. She is the daughter of movie and TV director Joseph Sargent and actr ...

(born 1957), American voice actress * Lia Schilhuber, East German canoer * Lia Shemtov (born 1958), Israeli politician *

Lia Tadesse Lia Tadesse Gebremedhin (; born 1976) is an Ethiopian physician who served as the Minister of Health from 12 March 2020 until 8 February 2024. Prior to her appointment, Lia served as State Minister of Health from November 2018. She also served ...

(born in 1976), Ethiopian politician * Lia Thomas (born 1999), American swimmer * Lia van Leer (1924–2015), Israeli film archivist * Lia Vissi (born 1955), Cypriot singer, songwriter and composer * Lia Wälti (born 1993), Swiss football player *

Lia Williams Lia Williams (born 26 November 1964) is an English actress and director, on stage, in film and television. She has had television roles in ''The Crown'' (playing Wallis Simpson), in ''May 33rd'' (2004) for which she was nominated for a BAFTA, ...

(born 1964), English actress and film director *

Lia Wyler Lia Wyler (October 6, 1934 – December 11, 2018) was a Brazilian translator. Lia graduated with a degree in Literature at PUC-Rio and received her Masters in Communications at Eco-UFRJ, where her thesis was entitled "Translation in Brazil." She ...

(1934–2018), Brazilian translator

People with the surname Lia

Brynjar Lia Brynjar Lia (born 14 July 1966) is a Norwegian historian and professor of Middle East Studies at Department of Culture Studies and Oriental Languages at the University of Oslo. He is also an adjunct research professor at the Norwegian Defence Resea ...

(born 1966), Norwegian historian *

Donny Lia Domenick “Donny” Anthony Lia (born November 8, 1978) is an American stock car racing driver. He won the 2007 and 2009 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour championships. He also won the Race of Champions Modified Tour races in 2004, 2005, 2006, and 20 ...

(born 1978), American race car driver * Orsa Lia, American female singer * Simone Lia, English cartoonist and author * Vince Lia (born 1985), Australian football player

In mythology

Conán mac Lia Conán mac Lia is a figure in the Fenian Cycle of Irish mythology. A member of the warrior band the fianna, he is, in a way, less famous than the group's other Conán, Conán mac Morna. Conán mac Lia is the son of Liath Luachra, a member of t ...

, son of

Liath Luachra Liath Luachra or the "Grey one of Luachair", is the name of two characters in the Fenian Cycle of Irish mythology. Both appear in '' The Boyhood Deeds of Fionn'', which details the young life and adventures of the hero Fionn mac Cumhaill. Alfred ...

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