Levine

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname from Hebrew.

Pronunciation

/ləˈviːn/

Word forms

Levine

Etymology

Borrowed from French Levine, from Russian Левин (Levin), from Леви (Levi) + -ин (-in, “forming possessives & adjectives”), ultimately from Biblical Hebrew לֵוִי (“Levi”), of uncertain origin. Doublet of Levin.

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