Leah (given name)

Leah (given name)

Leah is a given name, and may refer to:

In fiction:

* Leah Brahms, fictional character from Star Trek
* Leah Mordecai, title character of the 1856 novel by Belle K. Abbott
* Leah Patterson-Baker, fictional character in Australian soap opera Home and Away
* Leah Rose, fictional character in the Left Behind series
* Leah Clearwater, fictional character in the "Twilight Series" by Stephenie Meyer

In acting:

* Leah Applebaum, American voice actress
* Leah Ayres, American actress
* Leah Bracknell, British actress
* Leah Cairns, Canadian actress
* Leah Cutter, American author
* Leah Miller, Canadian actress
* Leah Pinsent, Canadian actress
* Leah Pipes, actress
* Leah Purcell, Australian actress
* Leah Remini, American actress
* Leah Ryan, American author
* Leah Maher, American actress

In other fields:

* Leah Betts, water intoxication victim
* Leah Dizon, American model and singer
* Leah Haywood, Australian singer
* Leah Krinsky, American comedy writer
* Leah Pells, Canadian track and field athlete

ee also

* Lea
* Lee
* Leia
* Leigh (disambiguation)


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