Leah
LEE-uh
A biblical name associated with being weary or tired, with strong Old Testament resonance.
Meaning
In the cited name books, Leah is given a Hebrew sense of “wearied” or “weary.” The name is best known from the Old Testament figure Leah, Jacob’s wife, and it carries a long-standing biblical association rather than a complicated etymology.
Origin
Hebrewfeminine
Fun fact
The excerpt links Leah to the biblical family story of Jacob, Rachel, and their children, showing how name meanings were often explained through Scripture as well as language.
Confidence: sourced. Sources: History of Christian Names, Praenomina; or, the etymology of the principal Christian names of Great Britain and Ireland.