Gender:

Male

Meaning:

Joined, associated (from Hebrew)

History & etymology:

Levi is a Biblical name. In the Old Testament, St. Levi was the third son of St. Jacob and his less favoured wife, Leah. The meaning of his name (joined, associated) reflects Leah’s hope to be finally appreciated by her husband: ‘Now this time will my husband be joined unto me, because I have born him three sons’ - Genesis 29:34.

St. Levi was a prophet and the founder of a Jewish class of priests, the Levites.

In the New Testament, Levi is a byname of the apostle Matthew.

Levi came into common use as a given name in England after the Protestant Reformation.

Alternative spellings & nicknames:

Leevi (from Finnish)

Similar names in other languages & name days:

Estonia
23rd October: Leevi

Finland
18th August: Leevi

USA
8th May: Levi, Lewis

Famous people named Levi:

Levi Benton (1991-) - American metal singer
Levi Coffin (1798-1877) - American cativist
Levi Foster (1986-) - American model
Levi Johnston (1990-) - American model
Levi Jones (1997-) - American bassist
Levi Kreis (1981-) - American stage actor
Levi Leipheimer (1973-) - American cyclist
Levi Meaden (1987-) - Canadian actor
Levi Miller (2002-) - Australian actor
Levi Mitchell (1998-) - American singer
Levi Randall (1993-) - Canadian actor
Levi Roots (1958-) - Jamaican reggae singer
Levi Strauss (1829-1902) - German businessman; first manufacturer of blue jeans
Levi Stubbs (1936-) - American singer

Fun facts:

Popularity (2015)

USA: 42nd
England and Wales: 155th
Canada: 40th     
Australia: 26th
New Zealand: 43rd

Netherlands: 8th
Sweden 99th
Switzerland: 76th     

Lucky colors: yellow, red, green
Lucky stone: Amethyst
Ruling planet: Jupiter
Characteristics: imaginative, inventive, creative, handy, funny, sociable