Lea.
A female given name from Hebrew, form of Leah.
Meaning & usage
A female given name from Hebrew, form of Leah.
An English surname from Middle English, a variant of Lee.
Where this word comes from
From Old English lēa, the dative case of lēah (“meadow”).
A river in Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Essex and Greater London, England, also called the Lee, which flows into the River Thames at Poplar.
A village in Dethick, Lea and Holloway parish, Amber Valley borough, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK3257).
A village and civil parish in south-east Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO6521).
A village and civil parish in the City of Preston, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4930).
A village and civil parish in West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SK8286).
A village in Lea and Cleverton parish, north Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST9586).
A former civil parish in Cheshire East, Cheshire, England, merged into Doddington and District civil parish in 2023.
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Old English Lyġe.
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