Alea
Meaning of Alea
Pronounced uh-LEE-uh, Alea is a trim, four-letter name with a notably eclectic pedigree. On one branch it slips in as a streamlined cousin of Aaliyah and Leah, pulling in the Hebrew-Arabic ideas of “exalted” or “gentle.” On another, more classical limb, it shares spelling with the Latin word for “die” (as in dice), immortalized when Caesar dryly remarked, “alea iacta est”—a reminder that history sometimes turns on a roll of the cubes. American birth records show Alea idling in the 700–900 range for over half a century, a pattern statisticians might label “remarkably steady” and marketers would call “refreshingly uncommon.” The result is a name that pairs a light, melodic sound with just enough scholarly footnotes to satisfy parents who like their baby-name conversations seasoned with a touch of trivia.
Pronunciation
English
- Pronunced as uh-LEE-uh (/əˈliːə/)
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