In an article called I’m Leah, Norwegian princess Märtha reveals that the name of her daughter was partly inspired by Princess Leia in StarWars. A big acknowledgement of all StarWars geeks out there.
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hey. i was named after princess leia and im half norweigan. wow! my moms mom (my g-ma) is from norway and lives there. I visted last summer. my parents are HUGE star wars fans and i was named after p. leia. wow another person just like me!