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Hi all think have decided on the above name if we have a baby girl. However I much prefer the spelling Lia. Think there is a "fada" on the "I". Have many seen it spelled this way?

A friend of mine has líadh which I think is the Irish spelling of Leah ( I think) I've never seen it lía

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mammy to 4 princesses

Lia is the name Leah in spanish and Italian. I absolutely love it and don't see why every nice name has to be irish-ified. Its not an irish name, leave it as it is. If I had a girl she would be Lia.

I love it, i had it picked if ds4 had to be a girl and its going to be this babys name if its a girl too

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Mum to 4 crazy boys,
2 beautiful angels
and a little lady who arrived 24/6/12

I was sure it was an Irish name as have seen it spelled with the " fada" over the "I". Do some people just add "fadas" to make names appear Irish?

Lía can be the short version of Líadan.

Dd1 is "Leah" and there is no Irish version of the name.
"Lia" looks nice too. IYKWIM - To me the name has to look nice written down too.
I didn't like dd2's name in the usual spelling but when I saw it spelt another way then I loved it!

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DD has friend called Leia

Just bear in mind if u spell it any way other than Leah u will all spend the rest of her life correcting people on the spelling.

My ds is Eoghan and 3 yrs later even family members are still spelling it wrong :/

Leah is a fab name tho no matter how it's spelt. Good luck

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Summer Babes

A guy i work with has a daughter named Lia, his partner is latvian so presumed thats why they spelled it that way............ Lovely name though

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A friend has a Lia, I must admit I prefer it spelt Leah.

I have a Leah, a name I'd picked since I was a kid myself. I got cards when she was born with Lia written on it. I have always loved the name, spelled either way. DDS have a surname that has an unusual spelling so I thought it was best to keep it simpler.

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Big Bro SS is 16
Twin ladies are 6
Dotey DD3 is 2

Lovely, much prefer it written down than Leah.

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DD1 December '02
DD2 October '05
DD3 October '09

My friends daughter is Lia and her other child Alexa (lexi) Don't think she has ever had any issues with people spelling it wrong

I much prefer it spell Lia

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There's both a Lia and a Leia in DS's class

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Jean

"In order to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first create the universe" - Carl Sagan

Lol!! Was just about to post a thread just like this.
We've honed in on Leah/Lia if no2 is a girl.

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Mammy to the Monster, born 30th December 2007 at 30+2, weighing 1.29kg

Mammy to the Farticle, born full-term on 11th June 2012, weighing 4.14kg

My best friend is Lia...after her dad Liam I think. I love it spelt that way! X

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Week 1 = - 6.5lbs
Week 2 = - 1lbs

I like Leah (but spelt like this)

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Proud mammy to 2 wonderful boys
ds1 is 6
ds2 is 23mths

I thought Leah was Lay-a? Am I wrong? I'd assume Lia is Lee-a.
My French niece is called Lea with a french fada(!) on the e, pronounced Lay-a.

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DD1 is 7, DS is 5, DD2 is 3.5

i agree with lollipop. love the term "irish-fy!!". i think Lia is a very cute name.

No you're not wrong. I know girls with with both names and they're different.

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Mum to three summer babies ... 2000, 2005, 2008.

Agree, they're two totally different names in my opinion. If I saw Lia, I would pronounce it Lee-a. I prefer Leah (Lay-a).

My niece is spelt Leigha.

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Ttc 2 & half years. We got our beautiful Bfp on our 7th IUI. Due end of August. So excited & nervous! Saw our baby at 8week scan! Happy & healthy. Xx