Lia
Encyclopedia
Lia is a feminine given name
. It may be a variant of Leah
or a diminutive of various names including Amelia
, Cornelia
, Ophelia
, Rosalia
, Natalia or Aurelia
.
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
. It may be a variant of Leah
Leah (given name)
Leah is a Hebrew, female given name. The origin of the name is not certain, but it would appear to derive from the Akkadian for cow. According to popular false etymologies, the name means delicate or weary.Variants include:*Léa French...
or a diminutive of various names including Amelia
Amelia (name)
Amelia is a female given name. It is a variant of Amalia, derived from the Germanic word amal meaning "work", and means "industrious" and "fertile". The variant form Amelie is derived from the French equivalent, Amélie...
, Cornelia
Cornelia
Cornelia is a feminine given name. It is a feminine form of the name Cornelius. Nel or Nelly can be used as a shortened version of Cornelia...
, Ophelia
Ophelia
Ophelia is a fictional character in the play Hamlet by William Shakespeare. She is a young noblewoman of Denmark, the daughter of Polonius, sister of Laertes, and potential wife of Prince Hamlet.-Plot:...
, Rosalia
Rosalia (given name)
Rosalia is a feminine given name of Latin origin meaning "rose" and was the name of an early saint, Saint Rosalia.. Alternately, it may refer to the Ancient Roman name for the Greek festival of Anthesteria.-Variants:*Lia *Rosália...
, Natalia or Aurelia
Aurelia
Aurelia is a feminine given name. It was the name given to women of the gens Aurelia in ancient Rome. Aurelia may refer to:-Ancient:* A woman of the gens Aurelia of ancient Rome...
.
People with the name Lia
- Lia (singer)Lia (singer)Lia is a female Japanese singer-songwriter who is a former member of I've Sound. Lia has also participated in happy hardcore singing, producing four such albums with this style of singing; these albums have her name in all capital letters. She is notable as the singer for the opening and ending...
, Japanese singer - Francesca Lia BlockFrancesca Lia BlockFrancesca Lia Block is the author of adult and young adult fiction, short stories, screenplays and poetry, most famously the Weetzie Bat series. Block wrote her first book, Weetzie Bat, while a student at UC Berkeley; it was published in 1989 by Harper Collins. She is known for her use of imagery,...
, American fantasy writer - Lia Knight, a syndicated radio personality in the United States
- Lia ManoliuLia ManoliuLia Manoliu was a Romanian discus thrower who won three Olympic medals, including one gold. She was the first Track & Field athlete to compete at six Olympics....
, Romanian discus thrower - Lia VissiLia VissiOlympia Vissi is a Greek Cypriot singer, songwriter, composer and politician, most notable for her two participations in the Eurovision Song Contest and being older sister of Greek Cypriot singer Anna Vissi.-Career:...
, Cypriot singer - Lia (artist)Lia (artist)Lia is an Austrian software artist. Her work includes the early Net Art sites re-move.org and turux.at. In 2003 she co-curated the Abstraction Now exhibition at the Künstlerhaus Wien in Vienna, Austria...
, Software Artist