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Leah

  • /ˈliːə/

Rhymes with -iːə

Where it comes from

From Hebrew לֵאָה (Le'a).

proper noun

  1. The elder daughter of Laban, sister to Rachel, and first wife of Jacob. And Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel. Leah was tender eyed; but Rachel was beautiful and well-favoured.
  2. A female given name from Hebrew. "I'm Leah Brennan. How can I help you...Gideon?" He gave a short laugh. "Leah! Nice name. Between the two of us, we sound like the Old Testament, don't we?"
  3. A surname.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: rachel, read, lea, washington, afl, spent, tired, weary, fatigued, exhausted, worn-out, drained, drowsy, sleepy, jaded, enervated

Translations

Every language

name elder daughter of Laban

EspañolLea, Lía
한국어레아 Rea
日本語レア Rea
हिन्दीलिआ liā
PortuguêsLéia, Lia
FrançaisLéa
DeutschLea, Lia
ItalianoLia, Lea
ΕλληνικάΛεία Leía
РусскийЛи́я Líja
العربيةلَيْئَة layʔa
עבריתלֵאָה Le'a

name given name

EspañolLía, Lea
中文利婭 /利娅 Lìyà
हिन्दीलिया liyā
FrançaisLéa
עבריתלֵאָה Le'a

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MLA

"Leah." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/leah. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Leah. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/leah

Chicago

"Leah." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/leah.

BibTeX
@misc{leah_2026,
  title = {Leah},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/leah},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}