Lea is a feminine given name. In French, the name Léa is from the biblical name Leah. In Spanish, the same name is Lía, and in Italian, Lia. In English, it is a name for the word 'lea', pronounced [liː], meaning pasture or meadow.
Notable people with the given name Lea include:
People Female Saint Lea, third-century Catholic saint Lea Antonoplis (born 1959), American tennis player Léa Bello (born 1987), French videographer, journalist, doctor of geophysics Lea Bošković (born 1999), Croatian tennis player Lea Cohen (born 1942), Bulgarian author and diplomat Lea Carpenter (American writer and editor) Lea Dabič (born 1981), Slovenian alpine skier Lea DeLaria (born 1958), American comedian, actress and jazz musician Léa Koyassoum Doumta (born 1956), Central African politician and teacher Lea Drinda, German actress Léa Drucker (born 1972), French actress Lea Gavino (born 1999), Italian actress and singer-songwriter Lea Gottlieb (1918–2012), Hungarian-born Israeli fashion designer Lea Faragó, Hungarian handballer Lea Heidbreder (born 1991), German politician Lea Hernandez (born 1964), American comic book and webcomic artist Lea Hopkins (born 1944), American LGBT rights activist Lea Horowitz (1933–1956), Israeli Olympic hurdler Lea Haggett (married name Goodman / English high jumper) Lea Massari (1933–2025), Italian actress Lea Maurer (born 1971), American swimmer and coach Lea Melandri (born 1941), Italian feminist scholar, journalist and writer Lea Michele (born 1986), American actress and singer Lea Niako (1908–?), German dancer and actress Lea Padovani (1920–1991), Italian actress Lea Pericoli (1935–2024), Italian tennis player Lea Polonsky (born 2002), Israeli swimmer Lea Popovičová (born 2007), Slovak speed skater Lea Piltti (1904–1982), Finnish opera singer Lea Reisner (born 1989), German politician Lea Salonga (born 1971), Filipina singer, actress, and columnist Lea Sirk (Slovenian singer and songwriter) Léa Seydoux (born 1985), French actress Lea Sölkner (born 1958), Austrian retired alpine skier Lea Stevens (born 1947), Australian politician Lea Thompson (born 1961), American actress Lea Tahuhu (New Zealand cricketer) Lea T (real name Leandra Medeiros Cerezo / Brazilian and Italian transgender fashion model)
Lea but not female Lea Wood (English racing driver)
Fictional characters Lea, the main protagonist of the video game CrossCode Lea, the original name of Axel from the Kingdom Hearts video game series Lea Clark, American Girl character Lea Dilallo, the wife of Shaun Murphy from The Good Doctor
See also LEA (disambiguation), also covers Lea LEAS (disambiguation) Leah (given name) Lia