"Lia" meaning in Italian

See Lia in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: From Latin Līa, itself from Hebrew לֵאָה (Le'a). Etymology templates: {{bor|it|la|Līa}} Latin Līa, {{der|it|he|לֵאָה|tr=Le'a}} Hebrew לֵאָה (Le'a) Head templates: {{it-proper noun|f}} Lia f
  1. Leah (biblical character) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Lia-it-name-kW~JU5oG Categories (other): Biblical characters Disambiguation of Biblical characters: 86 12 2
  2. a female given name Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Lia-it-name-pLhOhtoi Categories (other): Italian female given names, Italian given names, Italian entries with incorrect language header, Italian masculine and feminine nouns by sense, Italian proper nouns with irregular gender, Individuals Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 9 67 25 Disambiguation of Italian masculine and feminine nouns by sense: 15 58 27 Disambiguation of Italian proper nouns with irregular gender: 19 53 28 Disambiguation of Individuals: 30 57 12
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Forms: Lea [alternative]
Etymology: From the Sicilian surname/name Lìa, from Ilìa (“Elijah”). Head templates: {{it-proper noun|mfbysense}} Lia m or f by sense
  1. a surname Tags: by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-Lia-it-name-v2O7m9sM Categories (other): Italian surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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      "args": {
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  "lang_code": "it",
  "pos": "name",
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