Names like Leah
Leah is a two-syllable Hebrew name that ends in -ah. Each list below follows one of those threads on its own, so you can see exactly what the names share.
The same sound
Two syllables, ending the same way as Leah.
Lilah Arabic · variant of Leila, "night"
Selah Hebrew · word from the Psalms; meaning uncertain, possibly "to pause and reflect"
Avah Hebrew · variant of Ava; traditionally linked to Eve, 'life'
Sarah Hebrew · princess
The same roots
Also Hebrew names, from the tradition Leah comes from.
Hannah Hebrew · "grace, favor," from Channah, the mother who prayed for a child and gave the Bible one of its tenderest stories; a Puritan mainstay revived in the 1980s and 90s to the American top five. A palindrome, warm from either direction
Adah Hebrew · "ornament, adornment"
Zarah Hebrew · variant of Zara/Sarah, traditionally 'princess'
Mikah Hebrew · variant spelling of Micah, 'who is like God?'
Names of the same moment
Each of these is at its highest in the 2010s, the same decade as Leah, on a similar curve.
Norah Latin · variant of Nora, short form of Honora/Eleanor
Aliah Hebrew · variant of Aaliyah, traditionally 'to ascend'
Laylah Arabic · variant spelling of Layla, Arabic for 'night'
Mariyah Hebrew · modern respelling of Mariah, traditionally 'wished-for child' (from Miriam)
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