The first name Léa

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About the first name Léa

Meaning

The name Léa has an ancient Hebrew etymology whose exact meaning remains debated.

Historical origin

The name Léa comes from Hebrew Leah, the name of Jacob’s wife in the Bible.

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The spread of Léa owes much to religious usage; in archival sources it may appear in spellings adapted to the language of the record.

Pronunciation:léale.a

Frequency of the first name Léa by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Léa by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

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Annual evolution of the first name LéaLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Léa in baptisms by year.2001501005001765181418631912196120101765–1769 5 baptisms1805–1809 5 baptisms1830–1834 15 baptisms1840–1844 35 baptisms1845–1849 45 baptisms1850–1854 25 baptisms1855–1859 105 baptisms1860–1864 125 baptisms1865–1869 105 baptisms1870–1874 120 baptisms1875–1879 50 baptisms1880–1884 125 baptisms1885–1889 135 baptisms1890–1894 75 baptisms1895–1899 110 baptisms1900–1904 25 baptisms1905–1909 35 baptisms1910–1914 30 baptisms1915–1919 25 baptisms1920–1924 15 baptisms1930–1934 5 baptisms1945–1949 5 baptisms1955–1959 5 baptisms1970–1974 5 baptisms1980–1984 15 baptisms1985–1989 10 baptisms1990–1994 20 baptisms2000–2004 65 baptisms2005–2009 45 baptisms2010–2014 35 baptisms

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