Leah
Meaning of Leah
Leah is a classic female name of Hebrew origin. The English pronunciation of this name is LEE-uh (/liːə/). Leah holds significant historical and cultural value as it was borne by one of the notable figures in the Old Testament, Leah, who was Jacob's first wife and mother to seven of his children. This association imbues the name with qualities of endurance and maternal strength. A variation of this name includes Lea. Over the past century, Leah has enjoyed consistent popularity as a favored choice for girls' names in the United States. It reached its peak rank at 24th place in 2010 but remains within the top 100 most popular baby girl names today, demonstrating its timeless appeal.
Pronunciation
English
- Pronunced as LEE-uh (/liːə/)
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Notable People Named Leah
| Leah Marie Remini is an American actress known for her roles in The King of Queens and Kevin Can Wait. |
| Leah Chase - Leyah (Leah) Chase was a renowned American chef and advocate of African-American art and Creole cooking, known as the Queen of Creole Cuisine, and her restaurant, Dooky Chase, was a significant gathering place during the Civil Rights Movement. |
| Leah Ward Sears is an American jurist and the first African-American female chief justice of a state supreme court in the United States. |
| Leah Maree Purcell is a multi-talented Aboriginal Australian actress, playwright, film director, and novelist known for her roles in various films, including Lantana, Somersault, The Proposition, and Jindabyne. |
| Dame Elizabeth Leah Manning DBE was a British educationalist, social reformer, and Labour Member of Parliament known for organizing the evacuation of orphaned or at-risk Basque children during the Spanish Civil War. |
| Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha is a U.S./Canadian poet, writer, educator, and social activist known for their work documenting the stories of marginalized communities and their involvement in the disability justice movement. |
| Leah Bodine Drake was an American poet, editor, and critic known for her contributions to literature. |
| Leah Simone Martindale-Stancil is a trailblazing Barbadian former competition swimmer known for her achievements in sprint freestyle and butterfly events, including becoming the first black female in history to reach an Olympic swimming final in the 50m freestyle. |
| Leah Gilliam - L. Franklin Gilliam is an American filmmaker and media artist known for exploring issues of race, gender, and sexual orientation, and currently serves as the vice president of strategy and innovation at Girls Who Code. |
| Leah Lewis is an American actress known for her roles as Georgia "George" Fan in Nancy Drew, Ellie Chu in The Half of It, and as the voice of Ember Lumen in the Pixar film Elemental. |
| Leah Kirchmann is a Canadian racing cyclist known for her achievements in the 2013 UCI women's road race and her historic triple win at the 2014 Global Relay Canadian Road Championships. |
| Leah Bracknell, also known as Alison Rosalind Bracknell, was an English actress best known for her role as Zoe Tate in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale and was also a qualified teacher and jewellery designer. |
| Leah Hextall is a pioneering Canadian sports journalist and ice hockey play-by-play broadcaster, known for being the first woman to call play-by-play for a nationally televised NHL game and an NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship game. |
| Leah Penniman is a farmer, educator, author, and food sovereignty activist, known for her work as co-founder and co-director of Soul Fire Farm in Grafton, New York. |
| Leah Feldman, also known as Leah Downes, was a prominent Odessa-born anarchist garment worker who spent most of her life in London, England and was actively involved in the anarchist movement for nearly 80 years. |
