Levi (surname)
| Levi | |
|---|---|
| Family name | |
| Pronunciation | /ˈli.vi/ or /ˈlɛ.vi/ |
| Meaning | joining |
| Language(s) of origin | Hebrew |
| Related names | Lévi, Levy, Lévy |
Levi or Lévi is a Jewish surname. It is a transliteration of the Hebrew לוי meaning "joining".[1] Another spelling of the name is Levy or Lévy. According to Jewish tradition, people with the Levi surname are Levites and can claim patrilineal descendance from the Leviim of biblical times.
People named Levi/Lévi
- Yehuda Halevi (c. 1075–1141), Spanish Jewish physician, poet and philosopher
- Alexander Levi (1809–1893), the first foreigner to be naturalized in Iowa
- Beppo Levi (1875–1961), Italian mathematician
- Carlo Levi (1902–1975), Italian-Jewish painter, writer, activist, anti-fascist, and doctor
- Charles Levi (a.k.a. Levi Levi), bassist of My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult and project .44
- Claude Lévi-Strauss (1908–2009), French anthropologist and ethnologist
- Daniel Lévi (born 1961), French singer-songwriter, composer and pianist
- David Levi (disambiguation)
- Doro Levi (1899–1991), archaeologist
- Edward Hirsch Levi (1911–2000), American academic leader, scholar, and statesman
- Eliphas Levi (1810–1875), French occult author and purported magician
- Eric Lévi (born 1955), French musician
- Eugenio Elia Levi (1883–1917), Italian mathematician
- Friedrich Wilhelm Levi (1888–1966), German mathematician
- Gerson Levi-Lazzaris (born 1979), Brazilian ethnoarchaeologist
- Hermann Levi (1839–1900), German Jewish orchestral conductor
- Howard Levi (1916–2002), American mathematician
- Ijahman Levi (born 1946), Jamaican reggae musician
- Kate Everest Levi (1859–1939), American social worker
- London Levi-Nance, former contestant in America's Next Top Model
- Leone Levi (1821–1888), English jurist and statistician
- Moshe Levi (1936–2008), 12th Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces
- Paul Levi (1883–1930), German Jewish Communist political leader
- Paul Levi (Framer) (1919–2008), picture framer and connoisseur
- Peter Levi (1931–2000), British poet and Professor of Poetry
- Primo Levi (1919–1987), Italian Jewish chemist and writer
- Pop Levi, English singer, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and filmmaker
- Rami Levy, Israeli discount supermarket owner
- Richard Levi (born 1988), South African cricketer
- Rita Levi-Montalcini (born 1909), Italian neurologist
- Sara Levi-Tanai (1911–2005), Israeli choreographer
- Tullio Levi-Civita (1873–1941) Italian mathematician
- Yehuda Levi (born 1979), Israeli actor and male model
- Yoel Levi, (born 1950), Romanian-Israeli musician and conductor
- Yohanan Levi (1901–1945), German linguist and historian
- Bernard-Henri Levi (born 1948), French philosoph and humorist
- Zachary Levi (born 1980), American actor
See also
- Levy (surname)
- All pages beginning with "Levi"
- All pages with titles containing Levi
References
- ↑ Igor Katsev (2007–2011). "Origin and Meaning of the Name Levi". mfnames.com. Retrieved 2011-10-09.
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