Names Like Leira — Find Similar Baby Names
Leira is a 5-letter Spanish girls' name meaning “Reference To The Virgin Mary”. This page collects 138 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Leia and Leila, Spanish cousins like Abran and Abril, rhyming names ending in -ira like Ira and Cira, and names sharing the “reference” concept like Alta and Altagracia.
For the full Leira profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Leira page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Leira
24 baby names that differ from Leira by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leia | 1 | Child Of Heaven; Heavenly Flowers | Hawaiian | Female |
| Leila | 1 | Born At Night. | Arabic | Female |
| Lera | 1 | Reference To The Virgin Mary | Spanish | Female |
| Laila | 2 | Night | Danish | Female |
| Laina | 2 | Path: Roadway. Variant Of Surnames Lane And Laine. | English | Female |
| Lair | 2 | Mare | Scottish | Female |
| Laird | 2 | Lord | Scottish | Male |
| Laire | 2 | Mare | Scottish | Female |
| Lara | 2 | Protection. Popular Surname And Place Name. | Spanish | Female |
| Laura | 2 | Laurel | Romanian | Female |
| Lea | 2 | Mythological Goddess Of Canoe Builders | Hawaiian | Female |
| Leala | 2 | Loyal: Faithful. | Spanish | Female |
| Leana | 2 | Derived From An Irish Gaelic Of Helen: (Light:Beautiful Woman): Var... | English | Female |
| Lear | 2 | Myth Name | English | Male |
| Leary | 2 | Cattle Keeper | Irish | Male |
| Lebna | 2 | Ethiopian Name Meaning "Heart" Or "Soul." | African | Male |
| Lecia | 2 | Derived From Alicia: (Sweet: Honest: Truth) And Felecia: (Happy) | English | Female |
| Leda | 2 | Myth Name (Mother Of Helen) | Greek | Female |
| Leela | 2 | Play MADHUR | Indian | Female |
| Leena | 2 | Wet Meadow. | Irish | Female |
| Leesa | 2 | "Variant Of Lisa, Lise, Lisetta: A Familiar Form Of Elisabeth: Cons... | Hebrew | Female |
| Lei | 2 | Flower Bud | Chinese | Female |
| Leigb | 2 | Meadow | English | Female |
| Leigh | 2 | Meadow. Surname Or Given Name. | English | Female |
More Spanish Names
24 baby names that share Leira’s Spanish origin.
| Name | Meaning | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| Abran | Variant Of Abram Meaning Exalted Father. | Male |
| Abril | The Month April: Symbolizes Spring. | Female |
| Adana | Spanish Feminine Of Adam. | Female |
| Adelita | Kind Or Winged: Of The Nobility. Noble. | Female |
| Adella | Of The Nobility. Noble. | Female |
| Adoncia | "Sweet." Diminutive Doncia Exists. ADORACION | Female |
| Adonia | Beautiful Lady. Feminine Of Adonis. | Female |
| Adoracion | Adoration | Female |
| Adriano | Dark: Variant Of Adrian. From Adria.: (The Adriatic Sea Region.) | Male |
| Agacia | Kind | Female |
| Agdta | Kind | Female |
| Agnese | Spanish Form Of Agnes Pure | Female |
| Agueda | Kind | Female |
| Agustin | Majestic Dignity: Grandeur. | Male |
| Aida | Help | Female |
| Aidia | Help | Female |
| Alameda | Promenade | Female |
| Alandra | Variant Of Alexandra Defender Of Mankind. | Female |
| Alano | Handsome | Male |
| Alanza | Ready For Battle. Feminine Of Alonzo. | Female |
| Alanzo | Form Of Alphonse: See Alfonso. | Male |
| Alarico | Rules All | Male |
| Alberto | Noble: Bright. | Male |
| Aldene | Wise. Elder. Variant Of Aldo. | Female |
5-Letter L-Names Like Leira
24 names that share Leira's exact length (5 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Leira's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Girls' Names — Compare to Leira
Top 12 girls' names by US births in the most recent decade (2014–2024 SSA records). Each link opens a side-by-side comparison with Leira.
Names That Rhyme with Leira
18 baby names that share Leira's last 3 letters — -ira. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ira | Descendant | Hebrew | Male |
| Cira | Sun | Italian | Female |
| Kira | Dark Lady. | English | Female |
| Mira | Bitter | Hebrew | Female |
| Nira | Plow | Hebrew | Female |
| Tira | Land | Scottish | Female |
| Adira | "Noble; Powerful." | Hebrew | Female |
| Akira | Anchor AILA | Scottish | Female |
| Amira | Feminine Form Of Amir (King) AZAR, AZARA | Persian | Female |
| Atira | Pray | Hebrew | Female |
| Coira | Seething Pool | Scottish | Female |
| Gaira | Short | Scottish | Female |
| Jaira | Feminine Of Jairus. | Hebrew | Female |
| Kaira | Peaceful. | German | Female |
| Keira | Feminine Of The Irish Gaelic Kieran. Dusky: Dark-Haired. | Irish | Female |
| Maira | Variant Of Mary Bitter. | Scottish | Female |
| Meira | Light | Hebrew | Female |
| Moira | Merit | Greek | Female |
Names That Start Like Leira
18 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Leira — Lei-. Good for parents who like Leira's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lei | Flower Bud | Chinese | Female |
| Leia | Child Of Heaven; Heavenly Flowers | Hawaiian | Female |
| Leil | Swahili And Muslim Name Meaning "Born At Night." | African | Female |
| Leigb | Meadow | English | Female |
| Leigh | Meadow. Surname Or Given Name. | English | Female |
| Leiko | Arrogant | Japanese | Female |
| Leila | Born At Night. | Arabic | Female |
| Leith | River | Scottish | Male |
| Leilah | Born At Night. | Arabic | Female |
| Leisha | English | Female | |
| Leitis | Happy | Gaelic | Female |
| Leianna | Derived From An Irish Gaelic Of Helen: (Light:Beautiful Woman): Var... | English | Female |
| Leilana | Heavenly Child. | Hawaiian | Female |
| Leilani | "Heavenly Flower, Heavenly Child" | Hawaiian | Male |
| Leilany | Heavenly Flower. Alternate Spelling: Leilani. | English | Female |
| Leiloni | Heavenly Child. Flower. | English | Female |
| Leighton | From The Meadow Farm | English | Male |
| Leilanie | Flower Of Heaven. | English | Female |