Baby names info for LEAH:

• Gender: girl
• Syllables: 2
• Characters: 4
• Pronunciation: LEE-a, LAY-a

Origin and Meaning:

• English meaning of the name LEAH for a girl:
  • meadow

• Hebrew meaning of the name LEAH for a girl:
  • weary, tired

• Irish meaning of the name LEAH for a girl:
  • the light of the sun

• Scottish (Gaelic) meaning of the name LEAH for a girl:
  • the light of the sun

Baby Names Popularity:

• LEAH is the 28^th most popular girl's name in the United States.

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LEAH appears in the following lists of names:

• American Idol Finalists
• Women of the Bible
• Characters in the Twilight Series
• Miss World 2008 pageant contestants