Lia

Lia is a feminine name that functions simultaneously as an Italian, Portuguese, Catalan, Spanish, and Georgian form of Leah, the Hebrew name meaning weary or, according to some interpretations, wild cow or gazelle. In the Hebrew Bible, Leah is the elder daughter of Laban and first wife of Jacob, making her a significant matriarchal figure in both Jewish and Christian tradition. The name also arises independently in some contexts as a short form of names ending in -lia, such as Amelia, Cornelia, or Julia. Closely related forms include Lea, Leah, and the Spanish and Galician accented variant Lía.