leah
/ˈliːə/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.47 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A female given name from Hebrew.
name
A surname.
Example Sentences
- "And Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel. Leah was tender eyed; but Rachel was beautiful and well-favoured."
- ""I'm Leah Brennan. How can I help you...Gideon?" He gave a short laugh. "Leah! Nice name. Between the two of us, we sound like the Old Testament, don't we?""
Etymology
From Hebrew לֵאָה (Le'a).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: לֵאה
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in People.