Lamia (given name)
Lamia (Arabic: لمياء) 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 may have been derived from the word (Arabic: لامعة) which means "shining" or "radiant." The Bosnian form of name is Lamija. [1] Lamija was the most popular name for newborn girls in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2012.[2]
Notable persons with the given name
Lamia
- 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
- http://www.behindthename.com/name/lamia
- "Najcesca Dodjeljivana Imena Novorodene Djece u 2012 Godini". Archived from the original on 2013-10-23. Retrieved 2013-10-22.
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