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 [ 2 syll. le-lia, lel-ia ] The girl name Lelia is pronounced LIYLYah KEY. Lelia's language of origin is Arabic and Latin. It is predominantly used in Greek and Italian. Arabic and Latin origin, Italian use: From the word laevus. The first name is from Laelia (Latin), which is itself derived from the Roman family name Laelius (Latin), which is of uncertain meaning. Laelia is also the name of a genus of the orchid flower. Lelia is the feminine form of the Italian Lelio. In addition, Lelia is a form of the Arabic and English Layla in the Greek language. Lelia is a rare baby girl name. In 1900, 0.065% of baby girls were named Lelia. It was #216 in rank then. The baby name has steeply dropped in popularity since then, and is of only sporadic use today. In 2008, out of the family of girl names directly related to Lelia, the Arabic and English Layla was the most frequently used. Baby names that sound like Lelia include the Scandinavian Lilja, the Catalan Laia, the Arabic, English, German, and Iranian Laila, the Czech Lala, the Arabic and English Layla, the English, Hebrew, and Yiddish Leah, the English and Indian Leela, the Hawaiian Lehua, the English Leia, the English Leiah, the Arabic, English, German, and Iranian Leila, the Arabic, English, German, and Iranian Leilah, the Slavic Lejla, the Spanish and English Lela, the English Lelah, the Russian Lelya, the English Leo, the English Leola, the English Leya, and the English Leyah. KEY: English pronunciation for Lelia: L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; Y as in "yield (Y.IY.L.D)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"   |
