Levin (surname)


Levin is a surname with several word origins. It is a common Jewish name
In the Jewish it is derivative of one of the 12 Jewish biblical tribes, the tribe of Levi, whose descendants the Levites had distinctive duties in the Temple period.
In the Russian variant, Levin comes from lev which means lion in Russian. It can also be pronounced Lyovin which is a patronymic form of Lëva.
Leo Tolstoy's first name in Russian is Lev. In the Russian novel Anna Karenina one of the protagonists is named Levin
The Levin name has a coat of arms and has been registered in the Russian Imperial heraldry book since the 1700s.
In some cases the surname Levin is derived from the German personal name Liebwin. In other cases the surname represents a form of the Yiddish word for "lion".
It is also often an anglicisation of the name Lavigne, especially in the northeast US.
Other variations include Lavin, Lavine, Le Neve, Levene, Levi, Levina, Levine, Levitt, Levy, Lewin, Lieven, Levins and Levinson.
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