Levi (given name) explained
| Levi |
| Gender: | Male |
| Meaning: | "attached", "joining" |
| Origin: | Hebrew |
Levi is a jewish 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 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
See also
References
- Web site: The amazing name Levi: Meaning and etymology .
