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:
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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. 1860–1913), Australian tobacconist and Jewish leader
Levi Ives (footballer) (born 1997), Northern Irish footballer
Levi J. Dean (1878–1951), American architect
Levi J. Gunn (1830–1916), American tool manufacturer and politician
Levi J. Ham (1805–1887), American politician and surgeon
Levi J. Rowan (1871–1934), American academic administrator, college president, teacher, and photographer
Levi Jackson (1926–2000), American college football player and business executive
Levi Jensen (born 1967), Norwegian Pentecostal evangelist and YouTuber
Levi Jerahmeel Klaczko (1840–?), Russian Jewish educator and author
Levi Jern (1893–1973), Finnish farmer and politician
Levi Johnson (born 1950), American former NFL player
Levi Johnston (born 1990), American model, actor, and politician
Levi Jones (born 1979), American former NFL player
Levi Jordan (born 1995), American MLB player
Levi K. Fuller (1841–1896), American businessman, military officer, and politician
Levi Karuhanga (1956–2016), Ugandan major general
Levi Kelly (born 1999), American former MLB player
Levi Kereama (1981–2008), Australian contestant on Australian Idol season 1
Levi Kitchen (born 2001), American professional Motocross- and Supercross racer
Levi Kreis (born 1981), American actor and singer-songwriter
Levi L. Conant (1857–1916), American mathematician
Levi L. Lamborn (1829–1910), American medical doctor, horticulturalist, and politician
Levi L. Rowland (1831–1908), American educator and physician
Levi Laing (born 2003), English professional footballer
Levi Landis (born 1982), American arts administrator, musician, manager, and festival producer
Levi Lapper Morse (1853–1913), English grocer, draper, and politician
Levi LaVallee (born 1982), American snowmobile racer
Levi Leipheimer (born 1973), American former professional road racing cyclist
Levi Leiter (1834–1904), American businessman
Levi Lewis (disambiguation), several people
Levi Lincoln, several people
Levi Lovering (1776–1857), American drummer and early rudimental drum manual author
Levi Lovett (1854–1929), British trade unionist and coal miner
Levi Lowrey, American singer-songwriter
Levi Lumeka (born 1998), English professional footballer
Levi M. Hubbell (1826–1910), American businessman and politician
Levi Mackin (born 1986), English former professional footballer
Levi Maish (1837–1899), American politician
Levi Malungu (born 2002), Belgian professional footballer
Levi Manning (1864–1935), American hotelier, businessman, and mayor
Levi March (1841–1933), Canadian politician and magistrate
Levi Marengo (born 1987), Dutch professional footballer
Levi Marhabi (born c. 1987), Yemenite Orthodox Jew; the last known Jew living in Yemen
Levi Marston (1816–1904), American sea captain
Levi Mayihlome (born 1953), Zimbabwean politician
Levi McKeen Arnold (1813–1864), American businessman and banker
Levi Meaden (born c. 1987), Canadian actor
Levi Meyerle (1849–1921), American MLB player
Levi Michael (born 1991), American former professional baseball player
Levi Miller (born 2002), Australian actor and model
Levi Miller (Virginia soldier) (1836–1921), American preacher, farmer, and Confederate Army soldier during the American Civil War
Levi Myers (1767–1822), American Jewish physician
Levi Najara, Spanish rabbi who emigrated to Mamluk Palestine in 1492
Levi Newcomb (1822–1898), American architect
Levi Newton Breed (1831–1908), American businessman and politician
Levi Nyagura, Zimbabwean academic
Levi Oakes (1925–2019), Canadian-born American Mohawk code talker and army soldier during World War II
Levi Obery, American film producer; founder and president of film company Ten Thirty-One Pictures Entertainment
Levi Olan (1903–1984), Ukrainian-born American Reform Jewish rabbi, social activist, author, and professor
Levi Onwuzurike (born 1998), American NFL player
Levi Opdam (born 1996), Dutch professional footballer
Levi P. Morton (1824–1920), American politician
Levi P. Powers (1828–1888), American politician and lawyer
Levi Parham, American singer-songwriter
Levi Parker Webster (1883–1962), American athlete, professional runner, and ultramarathoner
Levi Parsons, American judge
Levi Parsons Gillette (1832–1903), American farmer and politician
Levi Pawling (1773–1845), American politician
Levi Pinfold, British artist, writer, and illustrator
Levi Ponce, American painter
Levi Porter (born 1987), English footballer
Levi Prizer (1819–1875), American politician
Levi Psavkin (born 1939), Israeli former Olympic runner
Levi R. Chase (1917–1994), American fighter pilot and double flying ace during World War II
Levi R. Kelley (1899–1967), American political figure
Levi R. Mearns (1820s–1896), American politician
Levi Rackliffe (c. 1843–1898), American politician
Levi Rahmani (1919–2013), Israeli archeologist and curator
Levi Randolph (born 1992), American professional basketball player
Levi Redfern (1905–1976), English footballer
Levi Reed (1814–1869), American politician
Levi Reid (born 1983), English footballer
Levi Richard Ellert (1857–1901), American politician
Levi Richards (1799–1876), American Mormon leader and missionary
Levi Rigters (born 1995), Dutch kickboxer
Levi Risamasu (born 1982), Dutch former footballer
Levi Roach (born 1985), British-Canadian academic, medievalist, and historian
Levi Robin (born 1992), American Hasidic folk singer
Levi Rolla Cooper, birth name of Tucker (American wrestler) (born 1990), American retired professional wrestler
Levi Romero, several people
Levi Roots (born 1958), Jamaican-British businessman, chef, musician, television personality, author, and radio presenter; creator of the brand Reggae Reggae Sauce
Levi Ruggles (1824–1889), American soldier, carpenter, schoolteacher, pioneer, and politician
Levi Ruggles Church (1836–1892), Canadian doctor, lawyer, judge, and political figure
Levi S. Backus (1803–1869), American first deaf newspaper editor
Levi S. Chatfield (1808–1884), American lawyer and politician
Levi S. Gould (1831–1917), American businessman and politician
Levi S. Peterson (born 1933), American Mormon biographer, essayist, and fictionist
Levi Sanders, American candidate in the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in New Hampshire; son of politician and activist Bernie Sanders
Levi Savage Jr. (1820–1910), American Mormon missionary to Asia; pioneer in the Willie Handcart Company
Levi Schoppema (born 2004), Dutch professional footballer
Levi Schwiebbe (born 1986), Dutch retired footballer
Levi Scofield (1842–1917), American architect and sculptor; Union Army captain during the American Civil War
Levi Scott, several people
Levi Seacer Jr. (born 1961), American musician
Levi Shemtov, American Jewish rabbi
Levi Sherwood (born 1991), New Zealand retired freestyle motocross rider
Levi Silliman Ives (1797–1867), American Protestant bishop turned Roman Catholic theologian
Levi Smans (born 2003), Dutch professional footballer
Levi Smith (disambiguation), several people
Levi Spaulding (1791–1873), American Protestant missionary in Sri Lanka
Levi Stanley (1818?–1908), English-born American member of the Romani Stanley family
Levi Steinhauer (born 1991), Canadian former CFL player
Levi Stephen (born 1974), Scottish former professional- and semi-professional footballer
Levi Sterling (1804–1868), American farmer, politician, and pioneer; Union Army cavalry officer during the American Civil War
Levi Sternberg (1894–1976), American-Canadian fossil collector and paleontologist
Levi Stewart Udall (1891–1960), American lawyer and Supreme Court chief justice
Levi Stockbridge (1820–1904), American farmer and scientist
Levi Stoudt (born 1997), American MLB pitcher
Levi Strauss (1829–1902), German-born Jewish American inventor of blue jeans
Levi Stubbs (1936–2008), American baritone singer; past member of vocal group the Four Tops
Levi Sutton (born 1997), English professional footballer
Levi Suydam (born 1819/1820), American property-holding intersex man
Levi T. Griffin (1837–1906), American politician and Union Army officer during the American Civil War
Levi Tafari, English poet and performer
Levi the Poet (born 1989), American spoken word artist
Levi Thomson (1855–1938), Canadian farmer, lawyer, and political figure
Levi Tillemann (born 1981/1982), American businessman, academic, and author
Levi Todd (1756–1807), American pioneer and businessman
Levi Twiggs (1793–1847), American Marine Corps officer during the War of 1812
Levi Underwood (1821–1902), American lawyer and politician
Levi van Veluw (born 1985), Dutch contemporary artist
Levi Vega Martinez (1927–2002), Costa Rican journalist
Levi Vloet (born 1996), Dutch Paralympic sprinter
Levi W. Barden (1820–1915), American lawyer and politician
Levi W. Hancock (1803–1882), American Mormon missionary
Levi Wallace (born 1995), American professional football player
Levi Wallace (politician) (1839–1917), American politician
Levi Walter Mengel (1868–1941), American entomologist
Levi Warner (1831–1911), American politician
Levi Watkins (1944–2015), American heart surgeon and civil rights activist
Levi Weaver, American independent musician, singer, songwriter, performer, and sportswriter
Levi Weeks (1776–1819), American carpenter; accused in the infamous Manhattan Well Murder trial of 1800
Levi Wells (1734–1803), American politician, and officer in the French and Indian War and the American Revolution
Levi Wells (born 2001), American MLB pitcher
Levi Wells Prentice (1851–1935), American still life- and landscape painter
Levi Wentz (born 2002), American football player
Levi Wijk, real name of Bunt (DJ) (born 1996), German electronic-folk DJ and record producer
Levi William Humphrey (1881–1947), American-born Canadian politician and locomotive engineer
Levi Williams (1794–1860), American Baptist minister and militia officer
Levi Williams (American football), American former college football player
Levi Withee (1834–1910), American lumberman, businessman, and pioneer
Levi Withee Gibson (1872–1919), American businessman and politician
Levi Woodbury (1789–1851), American politician, attorney, jurist, and Supreme Court associate justice
Levi Wright (1862–1953), English footballer and cricketer
Levi Yale (1792–1872), American politician, abolitionist, and Underground Railroad agent
Levi Yates (1891–1934), English footballer
Levi Ying (1949–2013), Taiwanese politician and legal scholar
Levi Yissar, Israeli engineer and entrepreneur
Levi Yitzchak Horowitz (1921–2009), American-born Hasidic rabbi
Levi Yitzchak Schneerson (1878–1944), Russian Chabad-Lubavitch Hasidic rabbi
Levi Yitzchok Bender (1897–1989), Polish-born Jewish rabbi
Levi Yitzchok of Berditchev (1740–1809), Ukrainian Jewish rabbi and Hasidic master
Levi Youster (born 1992), American former professional stock car racing driver
Levi Zeilinwarger (1932–?), Polish possible Warsaw Ghetto boy
Levi Zililo Mumba (?–1945), Malawian politician
Female people with the name
Levi Ruivivar (born 2006), Filipino-American artistic gymnast
Levi Sap Nei Thang, Burmese-born American perfume entrepreneur, businesswoman, and philanthropist
Fictional characters
Levi, in the 2011 UK erotic romance novel Fifty Shades of Grey
Levi, in the 2019 Nigerian drama film Levi, played by Ramsey Nouah
Levi, in the US-UK historical drama TV series Rome, played by Nigel Lindsay
Levi Ackerman, in the Japanese manga series Attack on Titan
Levi Boulder, in the 1908 Canadian novel Anne of Green Gables
Levi Canning, in the Australian TV soap opera Neighbours, played by Richie Morris
Levi Dunkleman, in the US daytime TV soap opera General Hospital, played by Zachary Garred
Levi Fisher, in the US fantasy drama TV series Siren, played by Sedale Threatt Jr.
Levi Fowler, in the Australian TV soap opera Home and Away, played by Tristan Gorey
Levi Johnson, in the UK mockumentary sitcom This Country, played by Badger Skelton
Levi Norast, in the 1951 US science fiction novel Foundation
Levi Rochester, in the UK soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Cerith Flinn
Levi Schmitt, in the US medical drama TV series Grey's Anatomy, played by Jake Borelli
Levi Stewart, in the 2013 US young adult novel Fangirl





