Lia
Meaning of Lia
Lia, pronounced LEE-uh, slips from the lips like a drop of limoncello—bright, sweet, and unmistakably Italian in spirit. The name traces its roots to the Hebrew Leah (“comfort” or “gentle”) but flourished in bel paese as a diminutive of classics such as Rosalia, Giulia, and Emilia, absorbing the warmth of Tuscan sunsets and the melodic charm of a mandolin. Over the decades, Lia has pirouetted up the U.S. charts, leaping from the outskirts of the Top 700 in the late 1980s to a confident Top 200 perch today, proof that petite elegance can outpace passing trends. She wears multiple hats with effortless grace: vintage yet modern, cosmopolitan yet approachable, soft in sound yet steel-spined in meaning. One can almost picture her strolling through a Florentine piazza, espresso in hand, notebook of big dreams tucked under arm—proof that a mere three letters can hold an entire opera of possibility.
Pronunciation
English
- Pronunced as LEE-uh (/liːə/)
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Notable People Named Lia
| Lia Thomas is an American swimmer who in 2022 became the first openly transgender NCAA Division I champion in the womens 500 yard freestyle and was later barred from womens events by World Aquatics amid debate over transgender women in sports. |
| Lia Pereira is a Canadian singles and pairs figure skater who, with partner Trennt Michaud, earned 2025 Four Continents bronze, three Grand Prix medals, the 2022 Golden Spin of Zagreb bronze, and three Canadian national medals. |
| Lia Marie Johnson is an American internet personality, actress, and singer who rose to fame on YouTube and Kids React before starring as Terry the Tomboy on AwesomenessTV and in a Nickelodeon TV movie. |
| Lia Neal is an American former freestyle swimmer who won Olympic 4x100 meter freestyle relay bronze in 2012 and silver in 2016, and was the second African American woman to make a US Olympic team. |
| Lia, born Choi Ji Su, is a South Korean singer and member of Itzy, a JYP Entertainment girl group that debuted in 2019. |
| Lia Manoliu, a Romanian discus thrower, won one Olympic gold and two bronzes and was the first track and field athlete to compete in six Olympics from 1952 to 1972. |
| Lia Cirio is an American ballerina and principal dancer at Boston Ballet. |
| Lia Ryan McHugh is an American actress known for Totem, The Lodge, Into the Dark, and for playing Sprite in the 2021 Marvel film Eternals. |
