Levi (given name)
male given name
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".
Levi may refer to:
Biblical figures
Levi, usually identified as Matthew the Apostle, one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus
Male people with the name
Levi A. Mackey (1819–1889), American politician, banker, lawyer, and business executive
Levi Adams (1762–1831), American farmer and politician
Levi Addison Ault (1851–1930), Canadian-born American businessman and bureaucrat
Levi Alcon (1921–2013), American politician
Levi Amantchi (born 2000), English professional footballer
Levi Anderson (born 1998), Canadian PLL player
Levi Andoh (born 2000), Dutch semi-professional footballer
Levi Ankeny (1844–1921), American politician
Levi Aron (?–2025), American convicted murderer
Levi Ashcroft (born 2006), Australian AFL player
Levi Aumua (born 1994), New Zealand rugby union player
Levi B. Adams, American candidate in California's 21st State Assembly district
Levi B. French (1845–1923), American politician
Levi B. Gaylord (1840–1900), American Union Army soldier during the American Civil War
Levi B. Kaler (1828–1906), American politician and businessman
Levi B. Nelson (1838–1903), American councilman, mayor, and Union Army soldier during the American Civil War; founder of the Gate City Street Railroad Company
Levi Bachmeier, American politician
Levi Baker Vilas (1811–1879), American lawyer, banker, politician, and pioneer
Levi Barber (1777–1833), American surveyor, court administrator, banker, and politician
Levi Barnabas (born 1964), Canadian politician
Levi Beardsley (1785–1857), American lawyer and politician
Levi Bell (born 1999), American CFL player
Levi Bellfield (born 1968), British serial killer and sex offender
Levi ben Abisha ben Phinhas ben Yitzhaq (1920–2001), Samaritan High Priest
Levi ben Abraham ben Hayyim (c. 1240–1250–1315), French Jewish rabbi and encyclopedist
Levi ben Gershon, birth name of Gersonides (1288–1344), French Jewish medieval philosopher, Talmudist, mathematician, physician, and astronomer/astrologer
Levi Benima (1838–1922), Dutch chess master
Levi ben Japheth (fl. 11th-century), Jewish Karaite rabbi and scholar
Levi ben Sisi (late 2nd-century–early 3rd-century), Jewish rabbi and scholar
Levi Benton, American member of metalcore band Miss May I
Levi Billig (1897–1936), Anglo-Jewish orientalist and scholar of Arabic
Levi Bodenheimer (1807–1867), German consistorial grand rabbi
Levi Boone (1808–1882), American politician and mayor
Levi Borgstrom (1919–2001), Swedish-New Zealand wood carver
Levi Bouwense (born 2000), Dutch footballer
Levi Branson Reeder (1865–1930), American attorney and politician
Levi Brenton Williams (born 1940), Canadian multi-instrumental gospel-, country-, and bluegrass musician
Levi Brown, several people
Levi Bryant, American professor of philosophy
Levi C. Wade (1843–1891), American lawyer, politician, and railroad executive
Levi Cadogan (born 1995), Barbadian retired sprinter
Levi Carneiro (1882–1971), Brazilian lawyer, jurist, writer, and judge
Levi Casboult (born 1990), Australian former AFL player
Levi Casey, several people
Levi Celerio (1910–2002), Filipino composer and lyricist
Levi Chamberlain (1792–1849), American Protestant missionary, penmanship teacher, examiner of Hawaii's native schools, and accountant
Levi Chavez, American former police officer and attorney at law who was acquitted of murder
Levi Chibuike Ajuonuma (1959–2012), Nigerian academic, journalist, public relations expert, radio broadcaster, and television presenter
Levi Clark Bootes (1809–1896), American Union Army soldier during the American Civil War, also serving in the Mexican-American War
Levi Coffin (1798–1877), American Quaker, politician, educator, abolitionist, farmer, businessman, and humanitarian
Levi Colbert (c. 1759–1834), American Chickasaw leader
Levi Coleman (born 1986), American soccer player, head coach, and university assistant
Levi Collison (1875–1965), English art publisher and printer
Levi Colwill (born 2003), English professional footballer
Levi Compton, 19th-century American politician
Levi Cook (1792–1866), American businessman and politician
Levi Cooper, Australian-born Israeli Orthodox Jewish teacher, author, and community leader
Levi Cooper Lane (1828–1902), American physician and surgeon
Levi Copestake (1886–1968), English professional footballer
Levi Coppin (1848–1924), American minister, editor, and a founder of the American Negro Academy
Levi Crocker, American fashion designer and former rodeo performer; contestant on The A-List: Dallas
Levi Cutter (1774–1856), American businessman, politician, and mayor
Levi D. Carpenter (1802–1856), American lawyer and politician
Levi D. Jarrard (1824–1886), American businessman and politician
Levi D. Slamm (c. 1812–1862), American labor leader, newspaper editor, and politician
Levi David Addai, English screenwriter and playwright
Levi Davis, several people
Levi Day (born 1989), Australian motorcycle racer
Levi Dean, American politician
Levi Dexter, British past member of rockabilly revival band Levi and the Rockats
Levi Díaz (born 2008), Spanish singer
Lévi Doré (born 2000), Canadian actor
Levi Douglas (born 1995), English rugby union player
Levi Drake Rodriguez (born 2000), American NFL player
Levi Duchman (born 1992/1993), American chief rabbi of the United Arab Emirates
Levi E. Knapp (1826–1919), American politician
Levi E. Pond (1833–1895), American farmer and politician
Levi E. Worden (1849–1928), American builder and politician
Levi E. Young (1874–1963), American Mormon leader
Levi Eshkol (1895–1969), Israeli Prime Minister
Levi F. Martin (1843–1909), American politician
Levi F. Noble (1882–1965), American geologist
Levi Faustino (born 2001), Portuguese professional footballer
Levi Fetters (1831–1893), American politician
Levi Fisher Ames (1840–1923), American folk artist and woodcarver
Levi Fontaine (born 1948), American former NBA player
Levi Fox (1914–2006), English conservationist, historian, and author
Levi Fragell (born 1939), Norwegian humanist
Levi Francis (born 2003), English professional footballer
Levi G. McCauley (1837–1920), American politician
Levi G. Nutt (1865–1938), American federal law enforcement official
Levi García (born 1997), Trinidadian professional footballer
Levi Garraway (born 1968), American oncologist
Levi General, birth name of Deskaheh (1873–1925), American Iroquois hereditary chief and appointed speaker
Levi Gibbon (c. 1807–1870), Welsh balladeer
Levi Goodrich (1822–1887), American architect
Levi Grant (1810–1891), American farmer, businessman, politician, and pioneer
Levi Greenwood (born 1989), Australian retired AFL player
Levi Guerra, American candidate in the Faithless electors in the 2016 United States presidential election
Levi H. Bancroft (1861–1948), American teacher, lawyer, and politician
Levi H. Dowling (1844–1911), American preacher and Union Army soldier during the American Civil War
Levi H. Greenwood (1872–1930), American businessman and politician
Levi Haʻalelea (c. 1822–1864), Native Hawaiian nobility and politician
Levi Haile (1797–1854), American lawyer, politician, and Supreme Court justice
Levi Haines (born 2004), American freestyle- and folkstyle wrestler
Levi Hanssen (born 1988), New Zealand-born Faroese former professional footballer
Levi Harrington (?–1882), African American man who was lynched
Levi Hawken (born 1975), New Zealand sculptor, graffiti artist, and skateboarder
Levi Hedge (1766–1844), American educator and professor
Levi Heimans (born 1985), Dutch track cyclist
Levi Henriksen (born 1964), Norwegian novelist, short story writer, and singer-songwriter
Levi Herzfeld (1810–1884), German Jewish rabbi and historian
Levi Higginson (1867–?), English footballer
Levi Hill (1816–1865), American minister who claimed to have invented a color photographic process
Levi Hill (trade unionist) (1883–1961), British local government officer
Levi Holloway, American playwright, actor, and educator
Levi Horn (born 1986), American former professional football player
Levi Houapeu (born 1989), Ivorian footballer
Levi Hubbard (1762–1836), American politician and farmer
Levi Hubbell (1808–1876), American lawyer, judge, and politician
Levi Hummon, American country musician
Levi Hutchins (1761–1855), American clockmaker, and self-proclaimed inventor of the first American alarm clock
Levi ibn al-Tabban, 12th-century Spanish Jewish poet, grammarian, and non-fiction writer
Levi ibn Habib (c. 1480–c. 1545), Israeli chief rabbi
Levi II, 3rd-century Jewish rabbi and scholar
Levi Isaacs (c.
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