Levi - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Levi \l(e)-

is pronounced LEE-vye. It is of Hebrew origin, and its meaning is "joined". Biblical: Levi, third of Jacob's 12 sons, became father of the Levites tribe that was later assigned priestly duties. The name was revived by the Puritans.

Levi has 4 variant forms: Levey, Levin, Levon and Levy.

Baby names that sound like Levi are Lev, Leif and Lew.

Levi is a very common first name for men (#416 out of 1220) and also a very common last name for both men and women (#4572 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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