Lia

For other uses, see Lia (disambiguation).

Lia

Pronunciation	/ˈliːə/ LEE-ə
Gender	female
Other names
Related names	Lea, Leah, Leia, Lía, Liyah

Lia is a feminine given name. In the Spanish-speaking world, it is accented Lía. In English-speaking countries, the name may be a variant of Leah or Lea. Lia may be a diminutive of various names including Julia, Cecilia, Amelia, Talia, Cornelia, Ophelia, Rosalia / Roselia, Natalia, Aurelia, Adalia / Adelia, Ailia, Apulia, Alia / Aleah. In Hebrew, the name means to me, God and is also the Israeli version of the English pronunciation of Leah or Lea. It can also be a surname.

People with the given name Lia

• Lia Zuza
• Lia (artist), Austrian software artist
• Lia (Japanese singer), Japanese singer
• Lia (South Korean singer), South Korean singer
• Lia Andrea Ramos (born 1981), Philippine model
• Lia Ashmore (born 1995), Paraguayan model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Paraguay 2022
• Lía Bermúdez (1930–2021), Venezuelan sculptor
• Francesca Lia Block (born 1962), American fantasy writer
• Lia Block (Born 2006), American racing driver and Williams Racing Junior driver
• Lia Franca (1912-1988) Italian actress
• Lía Borrero (born 1976), Panamanian beauty queen
• Lia Boysen (born 1966), Swedish actress
• Lia Chang (born 1963), American actress and journalist
• Lia Corinaldi (1904–1989), Italian teacher and politician
• Lia Cruz (born 1985), Philippine television host
• Lia Dorana (1918–2010), a Dutch actress
• Lia Eibenschütz (1899–1985), German actress
• Lia Eliava (1934–1998), Georgian actress
• Lia Félix (1830-1908), French actress
• Lia Finocchiaro (born 1984), Australian politician
• Lia Grimanis (born 1971), Canadian businesswoman
• Lia Halloran (born 1977), American painter
• Lia Ices, stage name of Lia Kessel, American singer-songwriter
• Lia Marie Johnson (born 1996), American actress and singer
• Lia Knight, a syndicated radio personality in the United States, host of The Lia Show
• Lia Laats (1926-2004), Estonian actress
• Lia Larsson (born 2001), Swedish singer
• Lia Looveer (née Saarepera; 1920–2006), Estonian émigré political activist
• Lia Maivia (1927–2008), Samoan wrestling promoter
• Lia Manoliu (1932–1998), Romanian discus thrower
• Lia McHugh (born 2005), American actress
• Lia Menna Barreto (born 1959), Brazilian artist
• Lia Mills, Irish writer
• Lia Neal (born 1995), American swimmer
• Lia Nici-Townsend (born 1969), British politician
• Lia Osipian (born 1930), Armenian biologist
• Lia Pernell (born 1981), American rower
• Lia Purpura (born 1964), American writer
• Lia Roberts (born Lia Sandu, 1949), Romanian and American politician
• Lia Rousset (born 1977), American canoer
• Lia Sargent (born 1957), American voice actress
• Lia Schilhuber, East German canoer
• Lia Shemtov (born 1958), Israeli politician
• Lia Tadesse (born in 1976), Ethiopian politician
• Lia Thomas (formerly William) (born 1999), American swimmer who became the first male to win a NCAA Division I championship
• Lia van Leer (1924–2015), Israeli film archivist
• Lia Vissi (born 1955), Cypriot singer-songwriter and politician
• Lia Wälti (born 1993), Swiss football player
• Lia Williams (born 1964), English actress and film director
• Lia Wyler (1934–2018), Brazilian translator

People with the surname Lia

• Brynjar Lia (born 1966), Norwegian historian
• Donny Lia (born 1978), American race car driver
• Orsa Lia, American female singer
• Simone Lia, English cartoonist and author
• Vince Lia (born 1985), Australian football player

In mythology

• Conán mac Lia, son of Liath Luachra

See also

• Lea (given name)
• Lea (surname)
• Leah (given name)
• LIA
• Princess Leia, fictional character in Star Wars