"Leah" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

IPA: /ˈliːə/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Leah.wav
Rhymes: -iːə Etymology: From Hebrew לֵאָה (Le'a). Etymology templates: {{der|en|he|לֵאה|לֵאָה|sc=Hebr|tr=Le'a}} Hebrew לֵאָה (Le'a) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Leah
  1. (biblical) The elder daughter of Laban, sister to Rachel, and first wife of Jacob. Wikidata QID: Q128847 Categories (topical): Biblical characters, Individuals Translations (elder daughter of Laban): Λεία (Leía) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), لَيْئَة (layʔa) [feminine] (Arabic), Lea (Danish), Lea (Estonian), Lea (Finnish), Léa (French), Lea (German), Lia (German), Λεία (Leía) [feminine] (Greek), Lea (Hawaiian), לֵאָה (Hebrew), Lia (Italian), Lea (english: older versions) (Italian), Lia [feminine] (Latin), Lea (Norwegian), Léia (Portuguese), Lia (Portuguese), Ли́я (Líja) [feminine] (Russian), Lèah [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), Lia (Sicilian), Lea (Sicilian), Lea [feminine] (Slovak), Lea (Spanish), Lía (Spanish), Lea (Swedish), לאה (leye) [feminine] (Yiddish)
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  2. A female given name from Hebrew. Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names Translations (given name): 利婭 /利娅 (Lìyà) (Chinese Mandarin), Léa [feminine] (French), לֵאָה (Hebrew), Lia (Sicilian), Lea (Sicilian), Lea [feminine] (Slovak), Lía [feminine] (Spanish), Lea [feminine] (Spanish), לאה (leye) [feminine] (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-Leah-en-name-O1-5jzaM Categories (other): Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Estonian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Hawaiian translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Sicilian translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Yiddish translations Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 25 58 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 39 49 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Estonian translations: 43 46 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 42 47 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Hawaiian translations: 42 45 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 26 69 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 38 50 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 42 47 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 44 43 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 41 46 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Sicilian translations: 40 46 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 43 46 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 42 45 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Yiddish translations: 38 49 13 Disambiguation of 'given name': 2 92 7
  3. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Leah-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Estonian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Hawaiian translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Sicilian translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 39 49 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Estonian translations: 43 46 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 42 47 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Hawaiian translations: 42 45 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 42 47 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 44 43 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 41 46 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Sicilian translations: 40 46 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 43 46 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 42 45 13

Proper name [Norwegian]

Etymology: From English Leah, in regular use since the 1990s. Used as a modern spelling variant of the Norwegian biblical name Lea. Etymology templates: {{der|no|en|Leah}} English Leah Head templates: {{head|no|proper nouns||||Leahs||{{{pl2}}}||{{{pl3}}}|head=}} Leah, {{no-proper noun}} Leah
  1. a female given name Categories (topical): Norwegian female given names, Norwegian given names
    Sense id: en-Leah-no-name-pLhOhtoi Categories (other): Norwegian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries

Proper name [Romanian]

Forms: lui Leah [dative, genitive]
Etymology: From leah. Head templates: {{head|ro|proper noun|genitive/dative|lui Leah|||||||||||g=m|g2=|head=|sort=}} Leah m (genitive/dative lui Leah), {{ro-name|m}} Leah m (genitive/dative lui Leah)
  1. a surname originating as an ethnonym Tags: masculine
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