Leah name - Meaning of Leah
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- Gender
- Feminine
- Lucky Number
- 8
- Usage
- English, Hebrew, Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
- Pronounced
- LEE-ə (English)
- Leah Meaning
- From the Hebrew name (Le'ah) which was probably derived from the Hebrew word (le'ah) meaning "weary". Alternatively it might derive from a Chaldean name meaning "mistress" or "ruler" in Akkadian. In the Old Testament, Leah is the first wife of Jacob and the mother of seven of his children. Although this name was used by Jews in the Middle Ages, it was not typical as an English Christian name until after the Protestant Reformation, being common among the Puritans. Leah originates in Hebrew language and means "delicate woman". In the Bible, Leah was the first Jacob"s wife and mother of his six sons and a daughter, Dinah. As feminine given name it has been regularly used since the Protestant Reformation and is nowadays a popular name in the United States.
Leah Related Names
Variant:, Lea, Leia, Liah
Other Languages: Leia (Biblical Greek), Lia (Biblical Latin), Lea (Croatian), Lea (Danish), Lea (Dutch), Lea (Finnish), Léa (French), Lía (Galician), Lia (Georgian), Lea (German), Lia (Italian), Lėja (Lithuanian), Lea (Norwegian), Lia (Portuguese), Lea (Slovene), Lea (Swedish)
Leah Celebrities
Leah Remini - actress, Leah Goldberg - writer, Leah Nampeyo - artist, Leah Rosenthal - writer, Leah Souza - jazz artist,
