Leia

See also: leia, leía, and Léia

English

Etymology

From the name of a princess in the American fantasy film Star Wars (1977).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈleɪ.ə/
Homophone: layer (non-rhotic accents)

Proper noun

Leia

A female given name originating as a coinage.

Anagrams

alie, ilea

Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈlɛj.ɐ/ [ˈlɛɪ̯.ɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈlɛj.a/ [ˈlɛɪ̯.a]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈlɐj.ɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈlej.ɐ/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈlej.ɐ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈle.ɐ/

Proper noun

Leia f

Alternative form of Lia

Swedish

Etymology

From English Leia of the Star Wars films.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Leia c (genitive Leias)

a female given name

References

Statistiska centralbyrån: 1367 females with the given name Leia living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the highest frequency so far in 2010. Accessed on 19 June 2011.

Anagrams

Elia

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