Levi name - Meaning of Levi
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- Gender
- Masculine
- Lucky Number
- 3
- Usage
- Hebrew, English, Dutch, Biblical, Biblical Latin
- Pronounced
- LEE-vie (English) , LE:-vee (Dutch)
- Levi Meaning
- Means "attached" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament, Levi is the third son of Jacob and Leah, and the ancestor of one of the twelve tribes of the Israelites (the tribe that eventually became the priests of the Israelites). In the New Testament this is another name for the apostle Matthew. As an English Christian name, Levi came into use after the Protestant Reformation. Levi originates in Hebrew language and means "connected". In the Book of Genesis, Levi was the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Levi. As a masculine given name it was popularized by Levi Strauss, the founder of the company producing denim jeans. Levi functions as a surname as well.
Levi Related Names
Variant:, Levy
Other Languages: Leui (Biblical Greek), Lewi (Biblical Hebrew), Leevi (Finnish)
Levi Celebrities
Levi Strauss - businessman, Levi Brown - football player, Levi Jones - football player, Levi Newton - football player,
