Leevi

Leevi

1. Levi (biblical character)
2. a male given name of biblical origin

From Biblical Hebrew לֵוִי (leví).

• IPA^(key): /ˈleːʋi/, [ˈle̞ːʋi]
• Rhymes: -eːʋi
• Syllabification^(key): Lee‧vi
• Hyphenation^(key): Lee‧vi

Leevi

1. Levi (biblical character)
2. a male given name from Biblical Hebrew
   • 2021, Niillas Holmberg, Halla Helle, Gummerus, →ISBN, page 198:

     "Isä halus antaa mulle nimeksi Leevi, koska se oli sitä mieltä, että Laestadiuksen äiti nimes poikansa Leeviksi leviittojen mukaan." "Leviittojen?" "Ne on kait pappeja, pappien apulaisia, jotain sellaisia."

     "My dad wanted to nam ee me Leevi because he thought Laestadius's mother named her son Leevi after the Levites." "The Levites?" "I guess they're priests, or assistants to priests, something like that."

• Leevi is the 77^th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 9,276 male individuals (and as a middle name to 1,501 more), and also belongs to 8 female individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

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