Levi or Lévi is a

Jewish Jews ( he, יְהוּדִים, , ) or Jewish people are an ethnoreligious group and nation originating from the Israelites Israelite origins and kingdom: "The first act in the long drama of Jewish history is the age of the Israelites""The ...

surname. It is a

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of the

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 ...

word לוי meaning "attached" or "joining". Another spelling of the name is

Levy Levy, Lévy or Levies may refer to: People * Levy (surname), people with the surname Levy or Lévy * Levy Adcock (born 1988), American football player * Levy Barent Cohen (1747–1808), Dutch-born British financier and community worker * Levy Fi ...

(or Lévy). According to Jewish tradition, people with the surname are

Levites Levites (or Levi) (, he, ''Lǝvīyyīm'') are Jewish males who claim patrilineal descent from the Tribe of Levi. The Tribe of Levi descended from Levi, the third son of Jacob and Leah. The surname ''Halevi'', which consists of the Hebrew defi ...

who can claim patrilineal descent from the Leviim of biblical times. In 2019, it was revealed as the second most common surname in

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

(after Cohen).

People with the surname

* Judah the Levi (c. 1075–1141), Spanish-Jewish physician, poet, and philosopher * Alda Levi (1890–1950), Italian archaeologist and art historian * Alexander Levi (1809–1893), French Jew who became the first foreigner to be naturalized in

Iowa Iowa () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States, bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west. It is bordered by six states: Wisconsin to the northeast, Illinois to the ...

Beppo Levi Beppo Levi (14 May 1875 – 28 August 1961) was an Italian mathematician. He published high-level academic articles and books, not only on mathematics, but also on physics, history, philosophy, and pedagogy. Levi was a member of the Bologna Aca ...

(1875–1961), Italian mathematician *

Carlo Levi Carlo Levi () (29 November 1902 – 4 January 1975) was an Italian painter, writer, activist, communist, and doctor. He is best known for his book '' Cristo si è fermato a Eboli'' (''Christ Stopped at Eboli''), published in 1945, a memoir of h ...

(1902–1975), Italian-Jewish painter, writer, activist, anti-fascist, and doctor * Charles Levi, bassist of

My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult (often shortened to Thrill Kill Kult or TKK) is an American electronic industrial rock band originally based in Chicago and founded by Groovie Mann (born Frankie Nardiello) and Buzz McCoy (born Marston Daley). ...

Claude Lévi-Strauss Claude Lévi-Strauss (, ; 28 November 1908 – 30 October 2009) was a French anthropologist and ethnologist whose work was key in the development of the theories of structuralism and structural anthropology. He held the chair of Social Anthro ...

(1908–2009), French anthropologist and ethnologist * Clemente Pugliese Levi (1855–1936), Italian painter *

Daniel Lévi Daniel Lévi (26 August 1961 – 6 August 2022) was a French singer-songwriter, composer, and pianist. Biography Lévi was born in Constantine, French Algeria into a Jewish family. He spent his childhood in Lyon, where he was preparing for h ...

(born 1961), French singer, songwriter, composer, and pianist * David Levi (disambiguation), several people *

Devon Levi Devon Levi (born December 27, 2001) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender for the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League (NHL). Levi was the MVP at the 2019 World Junior A Challenge. He was then the 2019–20 Canadian Junior ...

(born 2001), Canadian ice hockey player *

Doro Levi Teodoro "Doro" Levi (1 June 1899 – 3 July 1991) was an Italian archaeologist who practiced in the Mediterranean countries in the 20th century. Specifically, Levi conducted excavations in Italy, Greece, and Turkey. From 1938 to 1945, Levi w ...

(1899–1991), archaeologist *

Edward Hirsch Levi Edward Hirsch Levi (June 26, 1911 – March 7, 2000) was an American law professor, academic leader, and government lawyer. He served as dean of the University of Chicago Law School from 1950 to 1962, president of the University of Chicago from ...

(1911–2000), American academic leader, scholar, and statesman *

Éliphas Lévi Éliphas Lévi Zahed, born Alphonse Louis Constant (8 February 1810 – 31 May 1875), was a French esotericist, poet, and author of more than 20 books on magic, Kabbalah, alchemical studies, and occultism. He pursued an ecclesiastical career in ...

(1810–1875), French occult author and purported magician *

Eric Lévi Éric Jacques Levisalles, stagename Eric Lévi (Paris, 1955) is a French rock musician and film composer. In 1975, Eric Lévi founded the hard rock band Shakin' Street with Fabienne Shine, which would release the two albums ''Vampire Rock'' an ...

(born 1955), French musician *

Eugenio Elia Levi Eugenio Elia Levi (18 October 1883 – 28 October 1917) was an Italian mathematician, known for his fundamental contributions in group theory, in the theory of partial differential operators and in the theory of functions of several complex var ...

(1883–1917), Italian mathematician *

Friedrich Wilhelm Levi Friedrich Wilhelm Daniel Levi (February 6, 1888 – January 1, 1966) was a German mathematician known for his work in abstract algebra, especially torsion-free abelian groups. He also worked in geometry, topology, set theory, and analysis. Early ...

(1888–1966), German mathematician * Gerson Levi-Lazzaris (born 1979), Brazilian ethnoarchaeologist * H. W. Levi (1921–2014), German professor of zoology and arachnologist *

Hermann Levi Hermann Levi (7 November 1839 – 13 May 1900) was a German Jewish orchestral conductor. Levi was born in Giessen, Germany, the son of a rabbi. He was educated at Giessen and Mannheim, and came to Vinzenz Lachner's notice. From 1855 to 1858 L ...

(1839–1900), German-Jewish orchestral conductor *

Howard Levi Howard Levi (November 9, 1916 in New York City – September 11, 2002 in New York City) was an American mathematician who worked mainly in algebra and mathematical education. Levi was very active during the educational reforms in the United Sta ...

(1916–2002), American mathematician *

Ijahman Levi Ijahman Levi (born Trevor Sutherland: 21 June 1946 in Christiana, Manchester, Jamaica) is a reggae musician. In his early years, Levi was tutored by musician and vocal teacher, Joe Higgs.Harris, CraigArtist Biography by Craig Harris, ''Allmusi ...

(born 1946), Jamaican reggae musician * Joseph Levi (1924–2019), American businessman and politician *

Kate Everest Levi Kate Asaphine Everest Levi (January 4, 1859 – October 19, 1938) was an American educator, writer, and social worker. She was the first director of Kingsley Association (Pittsburgh, PA), Kingsley House in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, a settlement hou ...

(1859–1939), American social worker * Leo N. Levi (1856–1904), American lawyer and communal worker * London Levi, 2009 ''America's Next Top Model'' contestant * Leone Levi (1821–1888), English jurist and statistician *

Moshe Levi Moshe Levi ( he, משה לוי, extra=1936 – January 8, 2008, April 18, 1936 – January 8, 2008) was an Israeli military commander and the 12th Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). He served in this position from 1983 to 1987, ...

(1936–2008),

IDF IDF or idf may refer to: Defence forces * Irish Defence Forces * Israel Defense Forces *Iceland Defense Force, of the US Armed Forces, 1951-2006 * Indian Defence Force, a part-time force, 1917 Organizations * Israeli Diving Federation * Interac ...

Chief of Staff * Nimrod Levi (born 1995), Israeli basketball player *

Paul Levi Paul Levi (11 March 1883 – 9 February 1930) was a German communist and social democratic political leader. He was the head of the Communist Party of Germany following the assassination of Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht in 1919. After being ...

(1883–1930), German-Jewish Communist leader * Paul Levi (picture framer) (1919–2008), German-born picture framer in the UK *

Peter Levi Peter Chad Tigar Levi, FSA, FRSL (16 May 1931, in Ruislip – 1 February 2000, in Frampton-on-Severn) was a British poet, archaeologist, Jesuit priest, travel writer, biographer, academic and prolific reviewer and critic. He was Professor of P ...

(1931–2000), English poet and professor of poetry *

Primo Levi Primo Michele Levi (; 31 July 1919 – 11 April 1987) was an Italian chemist, partisan, writer, and Jewish Holocaust survivor. He was the author of several books, collections of short stories, essays, poems and one novel. His best-known works ...

(1919–1987), Italian chemist and writer * Pop Levi (born 1977), English singer, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and filmmaker *

Richard Levi Richard Ernst Levi (born 14 January 1988) is an English-South African cricketer. He played in the 2006 U-19 Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka. He currently plays for Western Province, Cape Cobras and Northamptonshire. He attended Wynberg Boys' Hi ...

(born 1988), South African cricketer *

Rita Levi-Montalcini Rita Levi-Montalcini (, ; 22 April 1909 – 30 December 2012) was an Italian Nobel laureate, honored for her work in neurobiology. She was awarded the 1986 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine jointly with colleague Stanley Cohen for the ...

(born 1909), Italian neurologist *

Sara Levi-Tanai Sara Levi-Tanai ( he, שרה לוי-תנאי; c. 1910 – 3 October 2005) was an Israeli choreographer and song writer. She was the founder and artistic director of the Inbal Dance Theater and recipient of the Israel Prize in dance. Prizes and ...

(1911–2005), Israeli choreographer *

Tullio Levi-Civita Tullio Levi-Civita, (, ; 29 March 1873 – 29 December 1941) was an Italian mathematician, most famous for his work on absolute differential calculus (tensor calculus) and its applications to the theory of relativity, but who also made significa ...

(1873–1941) Italian mathematician * Ya'akov Levi (born 1964), Israeli Olympic gymnast *

Yehuda Levi Yehuda Levi ( he, יהודה לוי; born June 29, 1979) is an Israeli actor and model. His breakthrough role was in the TV series ''Lechayey Ha'ahava'' (''Here's To Love'', 2001). Early life Levi was born in Petah Tikva, Israel. His father Y ...

(born 1979), Israeli actor and male model *

Yoel Levi Yoel Levi (Hebrew: יואל לוי) (born 16 August 1950) is an Israeli musician and conductor. Early life Born in Romania, Levi grew up in Israel. He studied at the Tel Aviv Academy of Music, receiving a Master of Arts degree with distinction. ...

(born 1950), Romanian-Israeli musician and conductor *

Yohanan Levi Yohanan Levi ( he, יוחנן לוי; 1901 – 20 July 1945) was a Hebrew linguist and historian, specialising in the Second Temple period. Biography Levi was born in Berlin, Germany in 1901. He studied at Berlin University and received a docto ...

(1901–1945), German linguist and historian *

Zachary Levi Zachary Levi Pugh ( ; born September 29, 1980) is an American actor. He received critical acclaim for starring as Chuck Bartowski in the series ''Chuck'', and as the title character in '' Shazam!'' and its 2023 sequel, as a part of the DC Ext ...

(born 1980), American actor

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People with the surname

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