Levi (given name)
Levi is a masculine given name. It is the name of the priestly Levite tribe of ancient Judah. An etymology is given in the bible in connection with the story of the birth of the tribes' founders.[1] Levi may refer to:
- Levi Asher, American writer and web designer
- 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 Eshkol, Israeli politician and Prime Ministers of Israel
- Levi Grant, American politician
- Levi Johnson, American cornerback
- Levi Johnston, American model and actor
- Levi Leipheimer, American professional road bicycle racer
- Levi Leiter, American businessman
- Levi Lincoln, Sr., American revolutionary and statesman
- Levi Lincoln, Jr., American lawyer and politician
- 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 Romero, Venezuelan baseball player
- Levi Seacer, Jr., American musician
- Levi Strauss, German-Jewish-American inventor of blue jeans
- Levi Stubbs, American singer
- Levi Twiggs, American officer
- Levi Wallace (American football) (born 1995), American football player
- Levi Woodbury, American politician and Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
- Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev, Rabbi and Hasidic leader
- Levi Savage Jr. (born March 23, 1820) American Missionary to Asia for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Leader and pioneer in the Willie-Martin Handcart company. Died in 1910.
| Gender | Unisex |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Hebrew |
| Meaning | "attached", "joining" |
Fictional characters
- Levi Ackerman (Captain), a fictional character in the Attack on Titan anime.
- 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's Twilight fanfiction Fifty Shades of Grey.
- Levi Weston, a fictional character in Power Rangers Ninja Steel.
- Levi Fisher, main character of Siren in which he is seen as a brown-skinned merman warrior and is later given his name by some human friends
References
- Genesis. pp. 29:34.
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