THE MEANING & THE CONTEXT
The story behind Lea
Lea appears in 3 eligible records in the OpenHalalan transcription of COMELEC’s 2001 elected-candidate lists. The recorded spelling is kept separate from other spellings. This documents a source-reported name form, not a lexical meaning, a birth count, or a national popularity rank.
Pronunciation & syllables
Dictionary readings are kept by language. Select the reading that matches your intended pronunciation. Dots show the source’s written divisions; they are not a universal syllable count across languages.
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Origin and name formation
Language-specific accounts from the dictionary. A shared spelling can have more than one history.
EnglishEtymology & source
A female given name from Hebrew, form of Leah.
SpanishEtymology & source
a female given name
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Use in Philippine-linked records
Public-record transcription
3
eligible source records · 2001
This spelling is reported in an openly licensed transcription of elected-candidate records. This is a record count, not a birth count or national popularity measure.
OpenHalalan / COMELEC ↗PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Lea in the birth records
Exact spelling, stated year, published top-ten tables. Read the counts as individual snapshots.
Available publications: 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. No 2021 count is inferred. Sex categories follow the official tables, independently of dictionary gender labels. Explore the official tables →
Similar names to Lea
Names with a similar opening or ending, ordered by spelling distance. Similar spelling does not imply the same meaning or origin.
Names in this collection
- Klea♀Given name documented in Philippine-linked records; lexical meaning not established here
- Le·Given name documented in Philippine-linked records; lexical meaning not established here
- Leah♀Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Leal·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Lee♂♀Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Lei♂♀Given name documented in Philippine-linked records; lexical meaning not established here
- Lel·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Lena♀Etymology uncertain; see source accounts
What rhymes with Lea?
Matches share a dictionary-supplied rhyme key in the stated language. Check the recorded reading; another language or accent can change the rhyme.
- AltheaEnglish · /-iːə/
- BeaEnglish · /-iːə/
- LeahEnglish · /-iːə/
- LuciaEnglish · /-iːə/
- MariaEnglish · /-iːə/
- RheaEnglish · /-iːə/
- TheaEnglish · /-iːə/
- ZiaEnglish · /-iːə/
- AndreaSpanish · /-ea/
- DoroteaSpanish · /-ea/
- IreneaSpanish · /-ea/
Names with a similar written ending
Spelling suggestions; these are not verified phonetic rhymes.
Explore Lea further
Follow the sources
- OpenHalalan — pinned 2001 COMELEC transcription (opens in a new tab)
Source-reported given-name form in a row with a separate explicit middle initial; ODbL-1.0.
- COMELEC — 2001 List of Elected Candidates (opens in a new tab)
Original document identified by the transcription; selected PDF entries were spot-checked, not every imported row.
- Wiktionary contributors — Lea (English) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.
- Wiktionary contributors — Lea (Spanish) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.