Levin is a masculine given name. It is a modern

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) ** Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ge ...

version of the

Old English Old English (, ), or Anglo-Saxon, is the earliest recorded form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the early Middle Ages. It was brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain, Anglo ...

name Leofwine or the Old German Leobwin or Liebwin, meaning "dear friend."

Dutch Dutch commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands * Dutch people () * Dutch language () Dutch may also refer to: Places * Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States * Pennsylvania Dutch Country People E ...

variants include Lieven and Lievin. A rare modern

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ide ...

variant is Lewin. It can also be a variant of

Levi Levi (; ) was, according to the Book of Genesis, the third of the six sons of Jacob and Leah (Jacob's third son), and the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Levi (the Levites, including the Kohanim) and the great-grandfather of Aaron, Moses and M ...

and is a surname with different origins. People with the name include: * Levin C. Bailey (c. 1892–1952), judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals *

Levin August von Bennigsen , native_name_lang = , birth_name = , nickname = , birth_date = , birth_place = Braunschweig, Electorate of Hanover, Holy Roman Empire , death_date = , death_place = Banteln, Kingdom of Hanover, German Confederation ...

(1745–1826), German general in the service of the Russian Empire *Levin Bates (fl. c. 1830s), proprietor of the Levin Bates House *

Levin Bufkin Levin Bufkin (about 1533 – 1617) was an English landowner who served as MP for the borough of Maidstone. Origins He was the second but eldest surviving son of and heir to Ralph Bufkin (buried 11 January 1551), a mayor of Dover who in 1550 bo ...

(c. 1533–1617), English landowner * Levin Gale (1784–1834), American politician * Levin Goldschmidt (1829–1897), German jurist, judge and academic * Levin H. Campbell (born 1927), United States Circuit Judge * Levin H. Campbell Jr. (1886–1976), U.S. Army lieutenant general * Levin Corbin Handy (c. 1855–1932), American photographer * Levin Irving Handy (1861–1922), American educator, lawyer and politician *

Levin Thomas Handy Irving Levin Thomas Handy Irving (April 8, 1828 – August 24, 1892)Levin T. H. Irving D ...

(1828–1892), justice of the Maryland Court of Appeals * Levin Jones (1847–1914), American professional baseball player *

Levin Kipnis Levin Kipnis ( he, לֶוִין קִיפְּנִיס; 1 August 1894 – 20 June 1990), or was born 1890, was an Israeli children's author and poet who wrote mainly in Hebrew and Yiddish. He won the Israel prize in 1978. Biography Kipnis was bor ...

(1894–1990), Israeli children's author and poet *

Levin Major Lewis Levin Major Lewis (January 6, 1832 – May 28, 1886) was a Confederate States Army colonel during the American Civil War. On May 16, 1865, he was assigned to duty as a brigadier general by General E. Kirby Smith when the war even in the Trans-Missi ...

(1832–1886), Confederate States Army colonel during the American Civil War * Levin R. Marshall (1800–1870), American banker and planter in the Antebellum South *

Levin Muller Levin Muller (born 21 September 1998) is a South African cricketer. He made his List A debut on 28 February 2021, for South Western Districts in the 2020–21 CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge The 2020–21 CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge wa ...

(born 1998), South African cricketer *

Levin Öztunalı Levin Mete Öztunalı (born 15 March 1996) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for 2. Bundesliga club Hamburger SV. Following seven years in the academy of Hamburger SV, Öztunalı made his senior debut with Bayer Leve ...

(born 1996), German professional footballer * Levin M. Powell (1798–1885), U.S. Navy rear admiral *

Levin Rauch Baron Levin Rauch de Nyék (6 October 1819 – 25 August 1890) was an Austrian-Hungarian politician and appointed Ban of Croatia-Slavonia between 1867 and 1871. He is most notable for securing victory of the Unionist Party through changing the el ...

(1819–1890), Austrian-Hungarian politician *

Levin Schücking Levin Schücking (full name: ''Christoph Bernhard Levin Matthias Schücking''; September 6, 1814 – August 31, 1883) was a German novelist. He was born near Meppen, Kingdom of Prussia, and died in Bad Pyrmont, German Empire. He was the uncle o ...

(1814–1883), German novelist *

Levin Ludwig Schücking Levin Ludwig Schücking (29 May 1878, Steinfurt, Westphalia – 12 October 1964, Farchant) was a German scholar of the English language and English literature. Life He was the major figure of his time in Germany in English studies, as professor ...

(1878–1964), German scholar of the English language and English literature *

Levin Winder Levin Winder (September 4, 1757 – July 1, 1819) in Baltimore, Maryland. During the Revolutionary War, he was appointed major of the 4th Maryland Regiment, finally attaining the rank of lieutenant colonel at war's end. After the war, he serv ...

(1757–1819), Revolutionary Army officer in the American Revolutionary War

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