Levi
Meanings
name
- The third son of Jacob, by his wife Leah.
- One of the Biblical tribes of Israelites, supposedly descended from Levi, the tribe from which priests were selected.
- A male given name from Hebrew.
- A Jewish surname from Hebrew.
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Etymology
Ultimately from Biblical Hebrew לֵוִי (lēwî), of uncertain origin. Doublet of Lewi.
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