Lìa

See also: Appendix:Variations of "lia"

Sicilian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Apocoped variant of Ilìa, from Latin Ēliās, from Ancient Greek Ἠλίας (Ēlías), from Hebrew אֵלִיָּה (ēliyā́, “Jah is my God”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈli.a/
  • Hyphenation: Lì‧a

Proper noun

Lìa m

  1. (religion) Elijah, an Israelite prophet in the Abrahamic religions.
  2. a male given name from Hebrew; Elijah, Elias.
  3. a surname, Lia

Descendants
  • → Italian: Lia
    • → Italian: Elia, Lea (italianized variant)

Endearment variants:

  • Sicilian: Liuzzu, Luzzu
    • Italian: Liuzzo
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