Leia

Gender Feminine
Usage Biblical Greek, Portuguese, Popular Culture
Scripts Λεία(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced Pron. LAY-ə(English)  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

Form of Leah used in the Greek Old Testament, as well as a Portuguese form. This is the name of a princess in the Star Wars movies by George Lucas, who probably based it on Leah.

Related Names

VariantLia(Portuguese)
Other Languages & CulturesLeah(Biblical) Leah(Biblical Hebrew) Lia(Biblical Latin) Lia(Catalan) Lea(Croatian) Lea(Czech) Lea, Ea(Danish) Lea(Dutch) Leah(English) Lea(Estonian) Lea(Finnish) Léa, Lya(French) Lía(Galician) Lia(Georgian) Lea(German) Lia(Greek) Lea, Leah(Hebrew) Lea(Hungarian) Lia, Lea(Italian) Lėja(Lithuanian) Lea, Ea(Norwegian) Lea(Slovak) Lea(Slovene) Lea(Swedish)
User SubmissionsLéia, Leïa, Leia

Popularity

People think this name is

youthful   formal   upper class   natural   wholesome   refined   strange   simple   serious  

Name Days

Estonia: March 27

Categories

animals, cows, heroes, isograms, Ogre Battle characters, princesses, song titles, Star Wars characters, Tales characters, trendy
Entry updated April 25, 2021