Lea (given name)

Lea is a feminine given name. In French the name Léa is from the biblical name Leah. In Spanish the same name is Lía, and in Italian Lia. In English it is an alternative spelling of Lee, meaning pasture or meadow.

Notable people with the given name Lea include:

People

• Saint Lea, third century Catholic saint
• Lea (musician), or Lea-Marie Becker (born 1992), professionally known as Lea (stylized as LEA), German singer-songwriter and keyboardist
• Lea Antonoplis (born 1959), American tennis player
• Lea Bošković (born 1999), Croatian tennis player
• Lea DeLaria (born 1958), American comedian, actress and jazz musician
• Lea Gottlieb (1918–2012), Hungarian-born Israeli fashion designer
• Lea Hernandez (born 1964), American comic book and webcomic artist
• Lea Horowitz (born 1933), Israeli Olympic hurdler
• Lea Massari (born 1933), Italian actress
• Lea Maurer (born 1971), American swimmer and coach
• Lea Michele (born 1986), American actress and singer
• Lea Niako (1908–?), German dancer and actress
• Helena "Lea" Nordheim (1903–1943), Dutch Olympic champion gymnast
• Lea Padovani (1920–1991), Italian actress
• Lea Pericoli (born 1935), Italian tennis player
• Lea Piltti (1904–1982), Finnish opera singer
• Lea Salonga (born 1971), Filipina singer, actress, and columnist
• Lea Sölkner (born 1958), Austrian retired alpine skier
• Lea Stevens (born 1947), Australian politician
• Lea Thompson (born 1961), American actress

Fictional characters

• Lea, the original human form of Axel from the Kingdom Hearts video game series
• Lea Dilallo, the wife of Dr Shaun Murphy from The Good Doctor
• Lea, the main character of the video game CrossCode

See also

• LEA (disambiguation), also covers Lea
• LEAS (disambiguation)
• Leah (given name)
• Lia