Details for the forename Lea

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Lea (female)


Variants:	Leah (F) Lia (F)
Derivative(s):	Leanne (F)
Can be spelt:	Lee (F)

Source(s):	The Oxford Names Companion, OUP "Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG
Notes:	English and Jewish variant of Leah [q.v.] from Hebrew "tender eyed". In French the name has an accent: Léa. Leanne has been coined by the elision of Lea/Leah + Anne.