Are you kidding? -That's my bestiest name. My sister thinks it's a horrible name, but she's wrong.
Wait, my name is Leah, and my bestists name is Jessica. That's so weird!! ( She doesn't have a sister)
3rd Answerer says: It sure is! Check out Lea Thompson (See link below), American film star and director. This remarkable feminine given name has been carried some of the world's most noteworthy individuals (See link below). Leah is from the Hebrew language, meaning to be weary. From it's Assyrian origins, it means ruler, mistress. And from it's Anglo-Saxon origins, it means meadow, clearing, meadowland, or glade.Small wonder then, that Princess Leia is the name of a pivotal character in the original Star Warstrilogy.
Yes, Leah is a popular and classic name with Hebrew origins meaning "weary" or "cow". It is simple, elegant, and easy to spell and pronounce. Ultimately, whether a name is considered "good" is highly subjective and personal.
That would depend on how you pronounce Leah. If Leah is pronounced like "Lay-la" then there really is no great sounding nickname. If it is pronounced "Lee ah", then I would use the nickname "Lee".
From the Hebrew name Le'ah which was probably derived from the Hebrew word meaning "weary". Alternatively, it might derive from a Chaldean name meaning "mistress" or "ruler" in Akkadian.it also mean delicate the name Leah is popualr in FranceThe name Leah derives from ancient Hebrew, where it may be translated to the word weary. From ancient Greece, the name Leah also means "bringer of good news".
I don't think there is any similar name to Leah.
In American Sign Language (ASL), the name Leah can be signed by fingerspelling each letter of the name L-E-A-H.
From:http://www.thinkbabynames.com/meaning/0/Leah The girl's name Leah \leah\ is pronounced LEE-ah. It is of Hebrew origin, and its meaning is "delicate; weary". Biblical: Jacob's first wife, the mother of Dinah and six of Jacob's twelve sons. The name was revived by the Puritans. Léa is popular in France. Actress Lea Thompson. Leah has 4 variant forms: Lea, Lee, Leia and Leigh. For more information, see also the related name Lia. Baby names that sound like Leah are La- and Leya. Leah is a very common first name for women and a slightly less common last name for both men and women (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl name Leah. Compare Leah with its variant forms and related girl names.
Marie Or Ann, that's my middle name and my first name is Leah.
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Leah LaBelle's birth name is Leah Vladowski.
Leah Ayres's birth name is Simpson, Leah.
Leah Krinsky's birth name is Krinsky Atkins, Leah.
Leah Ludwig's birth name is Leah Ashley Ludwig.
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Leah Knauer's birth name is Leah Elizabeth Knauer.
Leah Dizon's birth name is Leah Donna Dizon.
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