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.^[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 Maria Abillama (born 1962), Lebanese photographer
• 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