# Lea
## English
### Pronunciation

* Rhymes: -iːə

### Etymology 1
#### Proper noun

Lea
* A female given name from Hebrew, form of Leah.

### Etymology 2

From Old English lēa, the dative case of lēah (“meadow”).

#### Proper noun

Lea
* An English surname from Middle English, a variant of Lee.

##### Derived terms

* Albert Lea
* Lea County

### Etymology 3

From Old English Lyġe.

#### Proper noun

Lea
* A river in Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Essex and Greater London, England, also called the Lee, which flows into the River Thames at Poplar.
* A village in Dethick, Lea and Holloway parish, Amber Valley borough, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK3257).
* A village and civil parish in the City of Preston, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4930).
* A village and civil parish in West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SK8286).
* A village in Lea and Cleverton parish, north Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST9586).
* A former civil parish in Cheshire East, Cheshire, England, merged into Doddington and District civil parish in 2023.

##### Derived terms

* Lea Bridge
* Lea-by-Backford

### References

* ↑ Parish map (Lancashire)
* ↑ Parish map (Lincolnshire)

### Anagrams

* E-la, ael, Lae, LAE, Ale, EAL, ELA, Ela, ale

## Danish
### Proper noun

Lea
* Leah (biblical character).
* a female given name

## Estonian
### Proper noun

Lea
* Leah (biblical character).
* a female given name of biblical origin

#### Related terms

* Liia

## Faroese
### Etymology

From Hebrew לֵאָה (leah).

### Proper noun

Lea f
* Leah (biblical figure).
* a female given name

#### Usage notes

Matronymics
* son of Lea: Leuson
* daughter of Lea: Leudóttir

#### Declension
## Finnish
### Etymology

From Biblical Hebrew לֵאָה (Le'a).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈle(ː)ɑ/, [ˈle̞(ː)ɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -eɑ
* Hyphenation: Lea

### Proper noun

Lea
* Leah (biblical character).
** 1642, The Holy Bible, Genesis 29:16-17:Ja Labanilla oli caxi tytärtä/ wanhemman nimi oli Lea/ ja nuoremman nimi oli Rahel./ Mutta Lea oli pehmiä silmist/ waan Rahel oli caunin muotoinen/ ja ihana caswoilda.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.
* a female given name
** 2014, Heidi Jaatinen, Kaksi viatonta päivää, Gummerus, →ISBN, page 421:Vanhemman naisen nimeksi alkoi Sistinjan mielessä hahmottua Lea tai ehkä Leea. Sistinja oli aina pitänyt sanoista jotka ääntyivät lempeästi, ikään kuin huomiota herättämättä. Lea, Leea, naisen huuletkin olivat pyöreäpäisellä siveltimellä rajatut.Sistinja started to think the older woman was called Lea or Leea. Sistinja had always liked words with gentle sounds, as if to not attract attention. Lea, Leea, her lips too were contoured with a round-tipped brush.

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Lea (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Leani
Leani
accusative
nom.
Leani
Leani
gen.
Leani
genitive
Leani
Leojeni Leaini $^{rare}$
partitive
Leaani
Leojani
inessive
Leassani
Leoissani
elative
Leastani
Leoistani
illative
Leaani
Leoihini
adessive
Leallani
Leoillani
ablative
Lealtani
Leoiltani
allative
Lealleni
Leoilleni
essive
Leanani
Leoinani
translative
Leakseni
Leoikseni
abessive
Leattani
Leoittani
instructive
comitative
—Leoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Leasi
Leasi
accusative
nom.
Leasi
Leasi
gen.
Leasi
genitive
Leasi
Leojesi Leaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
Leaasi
Leojasi
inessive
Leassasi
Leoissasi
elative
Leastasi
Leoistasi
illative
Leaasi
Leoihisi
adessive
Leallasi
Leoillasi
ablative
Lealtasi
Leoiltasi
allative
Leallesi
Leoillesi
essive
Leanasi
Leoinasi
translative
Leaksesi
Leoiksesi
abessive
Leattasi
Leoittasi
instructive
comitative
—Leoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Leamme
Leamme
accusative
nom.
Leamme
Leamme
gen.
Leamme
genitive
Leamme
Leojemme Leaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
Leaamme
Leojamme
inessive
Leassamme
Leoissamme
elative
Leastamme
Leoistamme
illative
Leaamme
Leoihimme
adessive
Leallamme
Leoillamme
ablative
Lealtamme
Leoiltamme
allative
Leallemme
Leoillemme
essive
Leanamme
Leoinamme
translative
Leaksemme
Leoiksemme
abessive
Leattamme
Leoittamme
instructive
comitative
—Leoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Leanne
Leanne
accusative
nom.
Leanne
Leanne
gen.
Leanne
genitive
Leanne
Leojenne Leainne $^{rare}$
partitive
Leaanne
Leojanne
inessive
Leassanne
Leoissanne
elative
Leastanne
Leoistanne
illative
Leaanne
Leoihinne
adessive
Leallanne
Leoillanne
ablative
Lealtanne
Leoiltanne
allative
Leallenne
Leoillenne
essive
Leananne
Leoinanne
translative
Leaksenne
Leoiksenne
abessive
Leattanne
Leoittanne
instructive
comitative
—Leoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Leansa
Leansa
accusative
nom.
Leansa
Leansa
gen.
Leansa
genitive
Leansa
Leojensa Leainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
Leaansa
Leojaan Leojansa
inessive
Leassaan Leassansa
Leoissaan Leoissansa
elative
Leastaan Leastansa
Leoistaan Leoistansa
illative
Leaansa
Leoihinsa
adessive
Leallaan Leallansa
Leoillaan Leoillansa
ablative
Lealtaan Lealtansa
Leoiltaan Leoiltansa
allative
Lealleen Leallensa
Leoilleen Leoillensa
essive
Leanaan Leanansa
Leoinaan Leoinansa
translative
Leakseen Leaksensa
Leoikseen Leoiksensa
abessive
Leattaan Leattansa
Leoittaan Leoittansa
instructive
comitative
—Leoineen Leoinensa :

#### Related terms

* (given name) Leea

#### Statistics

* Lea is the 81st most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 9,387 female individuals (and as a middle name to 2,294 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

### Anagrams

* Ale, ale

## German
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Lea
* Leah (biblical character)
* a female given name of currently popular usage

## Hawaiian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈle.a/, [ˈlɛ.jə]

### Proper noun

Lea
* (Christianity) Leah (biblical character)
** 2012 Baibala Hemolele, Kinohi 29:16-18 (tr. KJV Genesis 29:16-18):
    ʻElua mau kaikamāhine a Labana, ʻo Lea ka inoa o ka mua, a ʻo Rāhela ka inoa o ka muli iho. He maka wai ko Lea; akā, ua maikaʻi ʻo Rāhela ke nānā aku, a ua maikaʻi kona helehelena. Aloha akula ʻo Iakoba iā Rāhela: ʻī akula ia, E hoʻoikaika aku nō au i kāu hana i nā makahiki ʻehiku no Rāhela, no kāu kaikamahine muli iho.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. And Jacob loved Rachel; and said, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter.
* (Hawaiian mythology) a goddess of canoe builders
* a female given name from Hawaiian or originating from the Bible, of biblical and mythological origin
* name of a star

### References

* Ka Baibala Hemolele
* Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1986
* Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Lea occurs in 19th century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 8 women.

## Icelandic
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlɛːa/
* Rhymes: -ɛːa

### Proper noun

Lea f (proper noun, genitive singular Leu)
* Leah (biblical figure).
* a female given name

#### Declension
## Norwegian
### Proper noun

Lea
* Leah (biblical figure).
* a female given name, today also spelled Leah

## Slovak
### Etymology

Derived from Hebrew לֵאָה (leah).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlɛa/

### Proper noun

Lea f (genitive singular Ley, nominative plural Ley, declension pattern of žena)
* Leah (biblical figure)
* a female given name, today also spelled Leah

#### Derived terms

* Leuška
* Lola, Lolka
* Lolina, Lolinka

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlea/ [ˈle.a]
* Rhymes: -ea
* Syllabification: Le‧a

### Proper noun

Lea f
* Leah (biblical figure)
    Synonym: Lía
** 1602, La Santa Biblia (antigua versión de Casiodoro de Reina), Génesis 29:16-17:Y Labán tenía dos hijas: el nombre de la mayor era Lea y el nombre de la menor, Rachêl. Y los ojos de Lea eran tiernos, pero Rachêl era de lindo semblante y de hermoso parecer.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. (KJV)
* a female given name

## Swedish
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Lea c (genitive Leas)
* Leah (biblical figure).
* a female given name