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Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈli.aː/
- Hyphenation: Lia
Proper noun
Lia f
- a female given name, diminutive of Cornelia
Anagrams
Italian
Etymology 1
From Latin Līa, itself from Hebrew לֵאָה (Le'a).
Proper noun
Lia f
- Leah (biblical character)
- a female given name
Etymology 2
From the Sicilian surname/name Lìa, from Ilìa (“Elijah”).
Alternative forms
Proper noun
Lia m or f by sense
- a surname
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Λείᾱ (Leíā), itself from Biblical Hebrew לֵאָה (Le'a, “cow”)
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Līa f sg (genitive Līae); first declension
- a female given name from Hebrew, borne by a daughter of Laban and wife of Jacob
Declension
First-declension noun, singular only.
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Lia f
- Leah (elder daughter of Laban)
- Synonym: Leia
- a female given name
Romanian
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Lia f
- a female given name