Lavi is a masculine given name and surname of
Hebrew
Hebrew (; ; ) is a Northwest Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Historically, it is one of the spoken languages of the Israelites and their longest-surviving descendants, the Jews and Samaritans. It was largely preserved ...
origin meaning ''
lion
The lion (''Panthera leo'') is a large Felidae, cat of the genus ''Panthera'' native to Africa and India. It has a muscular, broad-chested body; short, rounded head; round ears; and a hairy tuft at the end of its tail. It is sexually dimorphi ...
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It may refer to the following notable people:
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Lavi Hrib
Ion Lavi Hrib (born 23 February 1973) is a Romanian former football Defender (association football), defender. After he ended his playing career, he worked for a while as a Manager (association football), manager.
Honours Player
Steaua Bucureș ...
(born 1973), Romanian football defender
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Amir Lavi
Amir Lavi ( he, אמיר לביא) is an Israeli footballer plays for Hapoel Umm al-Fahm. He recently made the jump from the youth ranks at F.C. Ashdod to the first team. A cousin of club owner, Haim Revivo, he has represented Israel at the Jeti ...
(born 1988), Israeli football player
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Amos Lavi
Amos Lavi (Hebrew: ; 1 January 1953 – 9 November 2010) was an Israeli stage and film actor. He won three Ophir Awards for the roles he played in the films ''Sh'Chur'', ''Nashim'' and ''Zirkus Palestina''.
Career
Lavi was born in Libya in 1953. ...
(1953–2010), Israeli stage and film actor
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Daliah Lavi
Daliah Lavi (born Daliah Lewinbuk or Levenbuch, he, דליה לביא ; 12 October 1942 – 3 May 2017) was an Israeli actress, singer, and model.
Biography
Daliah Lewinbuk (or Levenbuch) was born in Shavei Tzion, British Mandate of Palestine ...
(1942–2017), Israeli actress and singer
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David Lavi
David Lavi is a retired Israeli footballer who is one of the top ten goal-scorers in Israeli history with 158 goals in the Israeli Premier League.
Honours
National
*Israeli Premier League (3):
** 1977/78, 1979/80, 1982/83
*State Cup (1):
**19 ...
(born 1956), Israeli football player
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Inbar Lavi
Inbar Lavi ( he, ענבר לביא, born October 27, 1986) is an actress. She is known for portraying Raviva on the 2012 MTV series '' Underemployed'', Vee on the 2014 Fox television series ''Gang Related'', and Sheba on the Fox series ''Prison ...
(born 1986), Israeli-American actress
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Moran Lavi
Moran Lavi ( he, מורן לביא; born 3 February 1983) is an Israeli football player who plays as a midfielder for ASA Tel Aviv University.
International goals
Honours
;ASA Tel Aviv University
Winner
* Ligat Nashim (6): 1999–2000, 2009 ...
(born 1983), Israeli football player
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Mordechai Lavi
Mordechai Lavi (Hebrew: מרדכי לביא, born 1978) is an Israeli radio broadcaster and owner and general manager of the ''Kikar HaShabbat'' news website.
Biography
Lavi was born in 1978 in Jerusalem.
Mordechai Lavi started his radio caree ...
(born 1978), Israeli radio broadcaster
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Neta Lavi
Neta Lavi ( he, נטע לביא; born 25 August 1996) is an Israeli footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for J1 League club Gamba Osaka and the Israel national team.
Club career
In 2010, Lavi joined the Maccabi Haifa youth team. He ...
(born 1996), Israeli football player
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Shimon Lavi
Shimon Lavi ( he, שמעון לביא, also Shimon ibn Lavi, he, שמעון אבן לביא, anglicized as Simeon Labi, 1486–1585) was a Sephardi Hakham, kabbalist, physician, astronomer, and poet. He is credited with the founding of religiou ...
(1486–1585), Sephardi kabbalist, physician, astronomer and poet
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Shlomo Lavi
Shlomo Lavi ( he, שלמה לביא, born Shlomo Levkovich in 1882, died 23 July 1963) was a Zionist activist and politician.
Early life
Born in Plonsk in the Russian Empire (today in Poland), Lavi received a religious education. While growing ...
(1882–1963), Zionist activist and politician
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Veikko Lavi
Toivo Veikko Vepa Lavi (23 April 1912, in Kotka – 22 May 1996, in Hamina) was a Finnish singer, songwriter and author. Lavi made his first album in the early 1950s and became popular again in the late 1960s. His best known hit was perhaps '' J ...
(1912–1996), Finnish singer, songwriter and author.
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Yaniv Lavi
Yaniv Lavi is an Israeli former footballer and currently the assistant manager of Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona.
Honours
* Liga Artzit (1):
** 2000–01
* Toto Cup (Leumit) (2):
**2007, 2010
* Liga Leumit (2):
** 2006–07, 2009–10
References
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(born 1988), Israeli football player and manager
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Yoel Lavi
Yoel Lavi ( he, יואל לביא) (born 8 February 1950) is an Israeli politician who was the mayor of Ramla in Israel.
Lavi was a member of Kadima, he was 114th on the party's list for the 2009 Knesset elections. He holds a B.Sc. degree in Histo ...
(born 1950), Israeli politician
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Hebrew masculine given names
Masculine given names
Given names derived from animals
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