Lia

See also: Appendix:Variations of "lia"

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈli.aː/
• Hyphenation: Lia

Proper noun

Lia f

1. a female given name, diminutive of Cornelia

Anagrams

• Ali

Italian

Etymology 1

From Latin Līa, itself from Hebrew לֵאָה (Le'a).

Proper noun

Lia f

1. Leah (biblical character)
2. a female given name

Etymology 2

From the Sicilian surname/name Lìa, from Ilìa (“Elijah”).

Alternative forms

• Lea

Proper noun

Lia m or f by sense

1. a surname

Anagrams

• Alì, Lai, ali

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Λείᾱ (Leíā), itself from Biblical Hebrew לֵאָה (Le'a, “cow”)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈliː.a/, [ˈlʲiːä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈli.a/, [ˈliːä]

Proper noun

Līa f sg (genitive Līae); first declension

1. a female given name from Hebrew, borne by a daughter of Laban and wife of Jacob

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Līa
Genitive	Līae
Dative	Līae
Accusative	Līam
Ablative	Līā
Vocative	Līa

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈli.ɐ/

• Rhymes: -iɐ
• Homophone: lia
• Hyphenation: Li‧a

Proper noun

Lia f

1. Leah (elder daughter of Laban)

   Synonym: Leia

2. a female given name

Romanian

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Lia f

1. a female given name