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Leah Leah ''La'ya;'' from (; ) appears in the Hebrew Bible as one of the two wives of the Biblical patriarch Jacob. Leah was Jacob's first wife, and the older sister of his second (and favored) wife Rachel. She is the mother of Jacob's first son ...

or Lea. Lia may be a diminutive of various names including Julia, Cecilia, Amelia, Talia, Cornelia, Ophelia,

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/ Roselia, Natalia, Aurelia, Adalia /

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Aleah Alia or Aleah is both a surname and a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include:Alias (TV series) Surname * Gjergj Elez Alia, a legendary hero of poetry and literature in Bosnia and Albania *Giuseppe Alia, murderer of Father Leo Hei ...

. It can also be a surname.

People with the given name Lia

* Lia (artist), Austrian software artist * Lia (singer), Japanese singer * Lia, member of the Korean group Itzy *

Lia Andrea Ramos Lia Andrea Aquino Ramos-Moss is a Filipino model, beauty pageant titleholder, and entrepreneur. She represented the Philippines in the Miss Universe 2006 pageant held in Los Angeles, California. Lia was also voted as ''Miss Photogenic'' that s ...

(born 1981), Filipina model *

Lía Bermúdez Lía Bermúdez (August 4, 1930 – October 22, 2021) was a Venezuelan sculptor. Bermúdez was born in Caracas. She began her studies at the School of Applied Arts in Caracas (1944–1946) and moved to Maracaibo. There in 1947, she continued h ...

(1930–2021), Venezuelan sculptor * Francesca Lia Block (born 1962), American fantasy writer * Lia Franca (1912-1988) Italian actress * Lía Borrero (born 1976), Panamanian beauty queen * Lia Boysen (born 1966), Swedish actress * Lia Chang (born 1963), American actress and journalist * Lia Cruz (born 1985), Filipina television host * Lia Dorana (1918–2010), a Dutch actress * Lia Eibenschütz (1899–1985), German actress * Lia Eliava (1934–1998), Georgian actress * Lia Félix (1830-1908), French actress * Lia Finocchiaro (born 1984), Australian politician * Lia Grimanis (born 1971), Canadian businesswoman * Lia Halloran (born 1977), American painter * Lia Ices, stage name of Lia Kessel, American singer-songwriter * Lia Marie Johnson (born 1996), American actress and singer * Lia Knight, a syndicated radio personality in the United States, host of ''The Lia Show'' * Lia Laats (1926-2004), Estonian actress * Lia Looveer (née Saarepera; 1920–2006), Estonian émigré political activist * Lia Maivia (1927–2008), Samoan wrestling promoter * Lia Manoliu (1932–1998), Romanian discus thrower * Lia McHugh (born 2007), American actress * Lia Menna Barreto (born 1959), Brazilian artist * Lia Mills, Irish writer * Lia Neal (born 1995), American swimmer *Lia Nici, Lia Nici-Townsend (born 1969), British politician * Lia Pernell (born 1981), American rower * Lia Purpura (born 1964), American writer * Lia Roberts (born Lia Sandu, 1949), Romanian and American politician * Lia Rousset (born 1977), American canoer * Lia Sargent (born 1957), American voice actress * Lia Schilhuber, East German canoer * Lia Shemtov (born 1958), Israeli politician *Lia Tadesse (born in 1976), Ethiopian politician * Lia van Leer (1924–2015), Israeli film archivist * Lia Vissi (born 1955), Cypriot singer-songwriter and politician * Lia Wälti (born 1993), Swiss football player * Lia Williams (born 1964), English actress and film director * Lia Wyler (1934–2018), Brazilian translator

People with the surname Lia

* Brynjar Lia (born 1966), Norwegian historian * Donny Lia (born 1978), American race car driver * Orsa Lia, American female singer * Simone Lia, English cartoonist and author * Vince Lia (born 1985), Australian football player

In mythology

* Conán mac Lia, son of Liath Luachra

People with the given name Lia

People with the surname Lia

In mythology

See also