What does Lea mean?
Lea is a Hawaiian girl name that means goddess of canoe builders, Hawaiian form of Leah. The name comes from Lea, wife of the forest god Kลซ. It is pronounced LEH-ah, with 2 syllables. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.
Lea belongs with other Hawaiian names about mythology and biblical.
How to pronounce Lea
Say every vowel. A as in โfatherโ, e as in โbetโ, i as โeeโ, o as in โgoโ, u as โooโ. See the full Hawaiian pronunciation guide.
Is Lea a boy or girl name?
Lea is used mainly as a girl's name. Like most Hawaiian names it has no grammatical gender, so it can be given to any child, but modern usage leans feminine.