Lamia (given name)

Lamia (Arabic: لمياء), Lamyae or Lamiya is a feminine given name borne in Libyan-Greek mythology by a Libyan queen that transformed into a mythological creature. In Arabic it has been derived from the word (Arabic: لامعة) which means "shining" or "radiant". The Bosnian form of the name is Lamija. Lamija was the most popular name for newborn girls in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2012.

Notable persons with the given name

Lamia

Lamia Maria Abillama (born 1962), Lebanese photographer
Lamia Abusedra (born 1974), Libyan engineer, revolutionary, political advisor and diplomat
Lamia Amri (born 1972), Tunisian actress
Lamia Assi (born 1955), Syrian politician
Lamia Bahnasawy (born 1984), Egyptian archer
Lamia Joreige, Lebanese visual artist and filmmaker
Lamia Makaddam (born 1971), Tunisian poet, journalist, translator
Lamia Moubayed Bissat (born 1967), Lebanese public servant and advocate
Lamia Ziade (born 1968), Lebanese illustrator and visual artist
Lamia Al-Gailani Werr (1938–2019), Iraqi archeologist

Lamiya

Lamiya Haji Bashar, Yezidi human rights activist
Lamiya Abed Khadawi (?–2005), Iraqi politician and Member of Parliament

Notes

↑ "Meaning, origin and history of the name Lamia - Behind the Name".
↑ "Najcesca Dodjeljivana Imena Novorodene Djece u 2012 Godini". Archived from the original on 2013-10-23. Retrieved 2013-10-22.

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[1] "Meaning, origin and history of the name Lamia - Behind the Name".

[2] "Najcesca Dodjeljivana Imena Novorodene Djece u 2012 Godini". Archived from the original on 2013-10-23. Retrieved 2013-10-22.