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.

	singular
nominative	Līa
genitive	Līae
dative	Līae
accusative	Līam
ablative	Līā
vocative	Līa

Old Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈlia/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈlia/

Proper noun

Lia f

1. a female given name

Declension

Declension of Lia (hard a-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	Lia	Liě	Liy
genitive	Liy	Liú	Li
dative	Liě	Liama	Liám
accusative	Liu	Liě	Liy
vocative	Lio	Liě	Liy
locative	Liě	Liú	Liách
instrumental	Liú	Liama	Liami

This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

Further reading

• Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “Lia”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění

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