Léa is used as a family name or surname in many languages. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Léa
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Unknown
Meaning: Focused in the Southeast (06, 83), the name seems to be of Italian origin: in this case, it is a Latin original baptismal name (Lea = lioness). But Leah can also correspond to a name of Hebrew origin, carried by the first wife of Jacob (also called Lia) eldest daughter of Laban, it was established as wife to Jacob while he had chosen his younger was Rachel. It probably was not appetizing, if one thinks in Hebrew means le'ah cow (wild).

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Roland Horstman
The origin of the name is Indo-European etymology of the name comes from the medieval Latin defendum called himself a bounds of pasture in the middle ages.

Léa Namesakes

  • Henry Charles Lea, American historian, civic reformer
  • Chris Lea, designer
  • Saint Lea, fourth-century saint
  • Erik Grant Lea, Norwegian ship-owner, banker
  • John Wheeley Lea, English pharmacist and sauce manufacturer
  • Mathew Carey Lea, Philadelphia-born American chemist and lawyer
  • Saint Lea, fourth-century saint
  • Isaac Lea, American conchologist, geologist, and publisher,
  • Homer Lea, American adventurer
  • Sidney Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Lea, British statesman and a close ally and confidant of Florence Nightingale
  • Walter Lea, Prince Edward Island politician
  • Nicholas Lea, Canadian actor
  • Edward Lea, officer
  • Pryor Lea, American politician and railroad entrepreneur
  • Charlie Lea, starting pitcher in Major League Baseball
  • Preston Lea, American businessman and politician
  • Cyril Lea, Welsh former footballer
  • Barbara Lea, American jazz singer
  • Bronwyn Lea, contemporary Australian poet, academic and editor
  • Larry Lea, pastor and televangelist in Rockwall, Texas
  • Ruth Lea, British political economist and former civil servant
  • Clarence F. Lea, U.S. Representative from California
  • Michael Lea, English footballer
  • Leslie Lea, English former professional footballer
  • Langdon Lea, American football player and coach
  • Ron Lea, Canadian actor

Léa Namesakes

  • Henry Charles Lea, American historian, civic reformer
  • Chris Lea, designer
  • Saint Lea, fourth-century saint
  • Erik Grant Lea, Norwegian ship-owner, banker
  • John Wheeley Lea, English pharmacist and sauce manufacturer
  • Mathew Carey Lea, Philadelphia-born American chemist and lawyer
  • Saint Lea, fourth-century saint
  • Isaac Lea, American conchologist, geologist, and publisher,
  • Homer Lea, American adventurer
  • Sidney Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Lea, British statesman and a close ally and confidant of Florence Nightingale
  • Walter Lea, Prince Edward Island politician
  • Nicholas Lea, Canadian actor
  • Edward Lea, officer
  • Pryor Lea, American politician and railroad entrepreneur
  • Charlie Lea, starting pitcher in Major League Baseball
  • Preston Lea, American businessman and politician
  • Cyril Lea, Welsh former footballer
  • Barbara Lea, American jazz singer
  • Bronwyn Lea, contemporary Australian poet, academic and editor
  • Larry Lea, pastor and televangelist in Rockwall, Texas
  • Ruth Lea, British political economist and former civil servant
  • Clarence F. Lea, U.S. Representative from California
  • Michael Lea, English footballer
  • Leslie Lea, English former professional footballer
  • Langdon Lea, American football player and coach
  • Ron Lea, Canadian actor

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