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- The name Léa
The name Léa
Léa is a very short feminine given name. Her masculine name is Leo. There are different derived first names such as Lia, Lélia, Liane or Léliane. Léa is a popular first name in France. It is also a first name that appears in the Bible.
Léa is a name of 3 letters that begins with the letter L and ends with the letter A.
Breakdown by sex (France and United States)
Number of children girls who had the first name Léa (245 856 births).
Number of children boys having had the first name Léa (738 births).
Figures and trends of the name Léa in the world
France
There have been 213 178 births of Léa since 1 900 (average of 1 822 / year). There were 1 846 named Léa born in 2 022. It's the year 2 001 which saw the most births of babies with this name. #9076
births
since 1 900
213 178
births
in 2 022
1 846
was the peak year
of births
2 001
births / year
on average
1 822
United States
There have been 33 416 births of Léa since 1 880 (average of 244 / year). There were 360 named Léa born in 2 022. It's the year 1 970 which saw the most births of babies with this name. #9076
births
since 1 880
33 416
births
in 2 022
360
was the peak year
of births
1 970
births / year
on average
244
Etymology, origin and meaning of name Léa
In France, the first name Léa has existed since the 19th century and was quite popular. For the Hebrews, Leah was the first name of the first wife of the biblical patriarch Jacob, she was also his cousin. In the Bible, she was Laban's eldest daughter and Rachel's sister. According to the story, the father of the two girls promised Rachel's hand to Jacob but the latter, on the wedding night, substituted the youngest for Leah because the custom was to give the eldest and not the youngest first.
Léa was also a great rich Roman lady who, when she lost her husband, became a nun. From there, she became a disciple of St. Jerome whom she had long admired and led a life of privatization in favor of the poorest under his orders.
The first name Leah originates from the Hebrew name Leah.
Lea comes from the Hebrew le’ah which means “lioness of wisdom” or “tired”. Its masculine, Leo, means “lion”.
When do we celebrate Saint Léa? What day ?
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Personalities of the Léa
Léa is a modern woman who nevertheless remains very attached to her traditional values conveyed by her family. Léa does not hesitate to say what she thinks, for good or for bad. However, she knows how to be tolerant and her humanity allows her to avoid many conflicts. In these friendly and romantic relationships, she remains faithful and upright, which makes her a good person that you want to surround yourself with. Léa is a person full of creativity who tends to go off in the clouds when she thinks about her ideas. However, this great creativity succeeded in the world of work.
Famous Léa
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