Thoughts on the name Lia?

AmberL

I really dislike the name Leah, but love the name Lia, which is really odd because they are pronounced the same. Anyways, what are your thoughts on Lia?

genromeo

For some reason I want to pronounce it "Lie-Uh."  I like the name Leah a lot, though. 

Harveys11

OP - I'm the exact same way! Love Lia, dislike Leah. I knew a Rosalia (Italian) who went by Lia. So pretty.

shamyfowler

I agree.  Love Lia, dislike Leah.  I considered Lia once.

tlong

Love it spelled Lia. 

streamtrax41

I love Lia as a nn. There are so many beautiful full names with Lia as a nn. My current favorites are Magnolia and Emilia.

FakeFinn

I pronounce them differently lee-ah (Lia) and lay-ah (Leah). I like both. ETA: this is because I only know one Lia and she pronounces it like that.

nittanyllama

AmberL said:

I really dislike the name Leah, but love the name Lia, which is really odd because they are pronounced the same. Anyways, what are your thoughts on Lia?

I think that Lia is the Italian spelling. Any chance your or YH are Italian? I do think that Lia looks a little fresher than Leah, but... I can't tell if I like it or not.

spinsoffresonance

I like them both but pronounce them differently. Leah = lay-ah, Lia = lee-ah. I've only ever known one Lia, she was from Spain.

Ecat504

Personally I dislike the spelling of Lia

genromeo

I only knew one Leah and she pronounced it Lee-ah.  Lay-uh to me should be "Leia." I think both are pretty!

JMU_Bride09

I feel the same way, OP. No offense to anyone, but to me, Leah feels very plain. I find Lia to be the prettier of the two.

C12H22O11

Much prefer Lia over Leah. Had a friend in school named Audelia who went by Lia.

absolutelymaybe

I'm with you on this. I love the sound of "Leah" but hated the spelling. One of my favorite authors is "Lia" and I think it's a beautiful spelling to a beautiful name. 

For a second opinion, however, I asked my husband and he adamantly shook his head and said he'd pronounce it "Lie-A."

bcnoelle

I am the opposite. Really like it spelled Leah, dislike it spelled Lia.

NerdyLucy

With Lia, there's little ambiguity regarding the pronunciation.

 

With Leah, you don't know if it's going to be Hebrew Leah (Lay-uh) versus the Leah as Lee-uh, which I guess, for lack of a better description, is of English phonology. 

mrsfoof1

Leah is very pretty

Lia makes me think liar (pardon my Boston accent)... and who wants to be known as liar.

NerdyLucy

mrsfoof1 said:

Leah is very pretty

Lia makes me think liar (pardon my Boston accent)... and who wants to be known as liar.

Are you pronouncing Lia with a long i sound, as in the word eye?  I'm just curious if you're saying Lia looks like liar or sounds like liar. It shouldn't sound like liar since it's like Lee-ah. 

LittleBlackRainCloud

Eh it's okay, not on the top of my list, but it's not awful.

pdh2008

Makes me think you misspelled Leah.... and I think your daughter will have people asking her that her entire life.