Baby name

RISING BOY · GERMANIC-HEBREW
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Levin

/LAY · vin/


“German-Jewish surname turned given name”

German-Jewish surname turned given name, from Hebrew Levi meaning 'joined' or from Germanic 'leub' meaning dear; finding new life as a given name in Germany.

lev

gentle

How it ages.

Modern and literary in the German context; benefits from the Leo/Lev naming wave, ages well.

The cultural moment.

Rising in Germany since around 2014; increasingly fashionable among young German parents.