Lia (1)

Italian, Portuguese and Georgian form of LEAH.

LEAH   female   English, Hebrew, Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
From the Hebrew name לֵאָה (Le'ah) which was probably derived from the Hebrew word לְאָה (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. Jacob's other wife was Leah's sister Rachel. 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.
EQUIVALENTS
BIBLICAL GREEK: Leia
BIBLICAL HEBREW: Leah
BIBLICAL LATIN: Lia
BIBLICAL: Leah
CROATIAN: Lea
DANISH: Lea
DUTCH: Lea
ENGLISH: Leah
FINNISH: Lea
FRENCH: Léa
GALICIAN: Lía
GEORGIAN: Lia
GERMAN: Lea
HEBREW: Leah
ITALIAN: Lia
LITHUANIAN: Lėja
NORWEGIAN: Lea
PORTUGUESE: Lia
SLOVENE: Lea
SWEDISH: Lea
OTHER FORMS
POPULAR CULTURE: Leia