How to pronounce Leah?

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Pronunciation of Leah in originally NY state

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The English name is pronounced as previously explained, L-EE-uh, ee like SEE.

but the Hebrew name is pronounced L-AY-uh,
AY like in WAY.

The final syllable is the same.


Type of Name:

first name

Language:

Hebrew

Gender:

Female

Alternate Spelling(s):

Leia, Laya


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Pronunciation of Leah

   Slow

Leah is pronounced as

l EE uh

l sounds like the 'l' in 'let'
ee sounds like the 'ee' in 'see'
uh sounds like the 'u' in 'up'


Leah is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ l EE uh ]

l EE uh
let see up

Type of Name:

First Name

Language:

Hebrew

Gender:

Female

Meaning:

delicate, weary


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Pronunciation of Leah in Melbourne, Australia

Leah is my name.
you say it like lee-ahh,
or lee-uhh.
not lee.
some people think its lee, but it isn't.


Type of Name:

First Name

Gender:

Female


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Pronunciation of Leah

   Slow

I am korean and my family pronounces it Lay-Uh


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Pronunciation of Leah in Missoula, Montana, US

   Slow

Leah is pronounced as

L ee - Uh

l sounds like the 'l' in 'let'
ee sounds like the 'ee' in 'see'
uh sounds like the 'u' in 'up'


Leah is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ L ee - Uh ]

L ee - Uh
let see   up



Type of Name:

First Name

Language:

American English

Gender:

Female


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Pronunciation of Leah in San Antonio, Texas, US

   Slow

Leah is pronounced as

L EH uh

l sounds like the 'l' in 'let'
eh sounds like the 'e' in 'pet'
uh sounds like the 'u' in 'up'


Leah is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ L EH uh ]

L EH uh
let pet up

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Pronunciation of Leah in Ontario

Leah is pronounced as

l ee

l sounds like the 'l' in 'let'
ee sounds like the 'ee' in 'see'


Leah is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ l ee ]

l ee
let see

Type of Name:

First name

Language:

Hebrew

Gender:

Female

Additional Information:

My middle name is Leah, and I have always pronounced it "Lee"


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Pronunciation of Leah

   Slow

lee-u
lee rhymes with see
u - as in 'up' without 'p'


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Pronunciation of Leah in Chesterfield, Missouri, US

   Slow

The pronunciation is lee-uh. It's not leia or lee or layla or whatever others may say.


Type of Name:

First Name


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Pronunciation of Leah

My name is Leah It is pronounced as in Hebrew Lay Ah.


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Pronunciation of Leah

lay-uh


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Pronunciation of Leah in England

Lee Uh


Type of Name:

First name

Language:

American

Alternate Spelling(s):

Lia, Leia, Lea, Liah


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Pronunciation of Leah in Melbourne, Australia

   Slow

Leah is pronounced as

l ee ah

l sounds like the 'l' in 'let'
ee sounds like the 'ee' in 'see'
ah sounds like the 'a' in 'car'


Leah is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ l ee ah ]

l ee ah
let see car

Type of Name:

First Name

Gender:

Female


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Pronunciation of Leah in Korea

   Slow

Leah is pronounced as

l ai uh

l sounds like the 'l' in 'let'
ai sounds like the 'ai' in 'pain'
uh sounds like the 'u' in 'up'


Leah is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ l ai uh ]

l ai uh
let pain up

Type of Name:

First Name

Gender:

Female


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Pronunciation of Leah in originally NY state

Leah is pronounced as

L AI uh

l sounds like the 'l' in 'let'
ai sounds like the 'ai' in 'pain'
uh sounds like the 'u' in 'up'


Leah is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ L AI uh ]

L AI uh
let pain up

Type of Name:

first name

Language:

Hebrew

Gender:

Female

Alternate Spelling(s):

Leia, Laya


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Pronunciation of Leah in Pennsylvania, USA

Leah is pronounced as

L AY - uh

l sounds like the 'l' in 'let'
ay sounds like the 'ie' in 'tie'
uh sounds like the 'u' in 'up'


Leah is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ L AY - uh ]

L AY - uh
let lie   up

Type of Name:

First Name

Language:

Hebrew; Assyrian

Gender:

Female

Alternate Spelling(s):

Leia, Laya, Léa, Леа

Meaning:

weary, tired; ruler


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Pronunciation of Leah in London, England

Leah is pronounced as

l AI - uh

l sounds like the 'l' in 'let'
ai sounds like the 'ai' in 'pain'
uh sounds like the 'u' in 'up'


Leah is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ l AI - uh ]

l AI - uh
let pain   up

Type of Name:

First Name

Language:

Old Testament

Gender:

Female

Alternate Spelling(s):

Leia

Additional Information:

Some people with this name use LEE-uh rather than LAI-uh.


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Pronunciation of Leah

Leah is pronounced as

L AY-AH

l sounds like the 'l' in 'let'


Leah is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ L AY-AH ]

L
let

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Pronunciation of Leah in Belgium

Leah is pronounced as

l ee aa

l sounds like the 'l' in 'let'
ee sounds like the 'ee' in 'see'
aa sounds like the 'a' in 'car'


Leah is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ l ee aa ]

l ee aa
let see car

Type of Name:

First Name

Language:

Hebrew

Alternate Spelling(s):

Lea, Léa

Meaning:

Lioness


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Pronunciation of Leah in United States/ Russia

Leah is pronounced as

LAY-ha


Leah is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ LAY-ha ]

Language:

Hebrew , Jewish

Meaning:

To be weary


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Pronunciation of Leah

Leah is pronounced as

l ai aa

l sounds like the 'l' in 'let'
ai sounds like the 'ai' in 'pain'
aa sounds like the 'a' in 'car'


Leah is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ l ai aa ]

l ai aa
let pain car

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Pronunciation of Leah in VA, USA

Leah is pronounced as

LEE-ah


Leah is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ LEE-ah ]

Type of Name:

First Name

Language:

Old English

Alternate Spelling(s):

Lee, Lea

Meaning:

woodland clearing, (later) meadow

Additional Information:

An Old English word that was used in compounds to form many modern English surnames. For example: Westley, Priestley, Bentley


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Pronunciation of Leah in England

Leah is pronounced as

Lee Uh

uh sounds like the 'u' in 'up'


Leah is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ Lee Uh ]

Uh
up

Type of Name:

First name

Language:

American

Alternate Spelling(s):

Lia, Leia, Lea, Liah


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Pronunciation of Leah in Australia

Leah is pronounced as

Lee


Leah is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ Lee ]

Type of Name:

Middle Name

Meaning:

The meaning of the name Leah is different in several languages, countries and cultures and has more than one possibly same or different meanings available.


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Pronunciation of Leah in wales

Leah is pronounced as

lay ah

ah sounds like the 'a' in 'car'


Leah is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ lay ah ]

ah
car

Type of Name:

leah jones

Language:

welsh


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Pronunciation of Leah in Missoula, Montana, US

Lee Uh


Type of Name:

First Name

Language:

American English

Gender:

Female


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Pronunciation of Leah in Ontario

Lee


Type of Name:

First name

Language:

Hebrew

Gender:

Female

Additional Information:

My middle name is Leah, and I have always pronounced it "Lee"


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Pronunciation of Leah

Leya,laya


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Pronunciation of Leah

Lay-uh


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Pronunciation of Leah in Belgium

LEE - A


Type of Name:

First Name

Language:

Hebrew

Alternate Spelling(s):

Lea, Léa

Meaning:

Lioness


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Pronunciation of Leah in United States/ Russia

LAY-ah

My name is Hebrew , given in my Jewish Heritage.
Meaning "To be weary "
It is pronounced LAY-ha or LAY-ah,
LEE-ah is acsually A English version originating from England and Brittian, Meaning "Meadow ".


Language:

Hebrew , Jewish

Meaning:

To be weary


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Pronunciation of Leah

Lay yeah


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Pronunciation of Leah

l-AY-ah

(AY as the a in Kate, but without the y-sound at the end)


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Pronunciation of Leah in VA, USA

Lee-ah


Type of Name:

First Name

Language:

Old English

Alternate Spelling(s):

Lee, Lea

Meaning:

woodland clearing, (later) meadow

Additional Information:

An Old English word that was used in compounds to form many modern English surnames. For example: Westley, Priestley, Bentley


Comments:

Pronunciation of Leah in Australia

Lee


Type of Name:

Middle Name

Meaning:

The meaning of the name Leah is different in several languages, countries and cultures and has more than one possibly same or different meanings available.


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Pronunciation of Leah in wales

lay-ah


Type of Name:

leah jones

Language:

welsh


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