Levi (given name)

LeviGender| Male

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Origin
Word/name| Hebrew
Meaning| "attached", "joining"
Region of origin| Israel

Levi is a masculine given name of Hebrew origin. It is the name of the biblical figure Levi (Hebrew: לֵוִי, Levī‎), son of Jacob and founder of the Israelite tribe of Levi. The name is derived from the Hebrew verb לוה ("Lava"), meaning "to join" or "connect".[1]

Levi may refer to:

* Levi Addison Ault, Canadian/American businessman
* Levi Bellfield (born 1968), British murderer
* Levi Boone, American politician and mayor of Chicago
* Levi Casboult, Australian rules footballer
* Levi Celerio, Filipino composer and lyricist
* Levi Coffin, American educator and a white abolitionist
* Levi Colwill (born 2003), English professional footballer
* Levi Drake Rodriguez (born 2000), American football player
* Levi Duchman (born 1992/1993), first resident chief rabbi of the United Arab Emirates
* Levi Eshkol, Israeli politician and Prime Minister of Israel
* Levi Fetters (1831–1893), American politician from Pennsylvania
* Levi García (born 1997), Trinidadian professional footballer
* Levi Grant, American politician
* Levi Johnson, American cornerback
* Levi Johnston, American model and actor
* Levi B. Kaler (1828–1906), American politician from Pennsylvania
* Levi Kelly (born 1999), American professional baseball player
* Levi Leipheimer, American professional road bicycle racer
* Levi Leiter, American businessman
* Levi Lewis (disambiguation), multiple people
* Levi Lincoln Sr., American revolutionary and statesman
* Levi Lincoln Jr., American lawyer and politician
* Levi Marhabi (born 1987), Yemenite Orthodox Jew and the last known Jew living in Yemen
* Levi R. Mearns (died 1896), American politician from Maryland
* Levi Onwuzurike (born 1998), American football player
* Levi Miller (born 2002), Australian actor and model
* Levi P. Morton, American politician and Vice President of the United States
* Levi Psavkin, Israeli Olympic runner
* Levi Ponce, American painter
* Levi Porter, English football player
* Levi Prizer (1819–1875), American politician from Pennsylvania
* Levi Randolph (born 1992), basketball player for Hapoel Jerusalem of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
* Levi Roots, British/Jamaican businessman and chef, creator of the Reggae Reggae Sauce brand
* Levi Romero, Venezuelan baseball player
* Levi J. Rowan (1871–1934) American academic administrator, college president, teacher, and photographer
* Levi Savage Jr. (1820–1910), American missionary to Asia for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, leader and pioneer in the Willie-Martin Handcart company
* Levi Seacer Jr., American musician
* Levi Stockbridge (1820–1904), American farmer and scientist
* Levi Strauss, German-Jewish-American inventor of blue jeans
* Levi Stubbs, American singer
* Levi Twiggs, American officer
* Levi Stewart Udall (1891–1960), American lawyer and politician
* Levi Wallace (born 1995), American football player
* Levi Weeks (1776–1819), the accused in the infamous Manhattan Well Murder trial of 1800
* Levi Woodbury, American politician and Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
* Levi Yitzchok of Berditchev, Ukrainian rabbi and Hasidic leader

## Fictional characters

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* Levi Ackerman, a fictional character in the Attack on Titan manga
* Levi the Slasher, video game character
* Levi Stewart, a fictional character in the novel Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
* Levi, a fictional character in E.L. James' novel Fifty Shades of Grey
* Levi Weston, a fictional character in Power Rangers Ninja Steel
* Levi Fisher, main character of Siren
* Levi Boulder, in the novel Anne of Green Gables by LM Montgomery
* Levi Schmitt, in the ABC medical drama Grey's Anatomy

## See also

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* Levy (disambiguation), includes list of people with the given name
* Levi (surname)
* Levy (surname)

## References

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1. ^ "The amazing name Levi: Meaning and etymology".

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