Meaning: Heart
The story
Lev means heart in Hebrew and lion in an independent Russian name. The identical spelling brings together two distinct naming histories.
Also means
What Lev means in its other languages.
- Russiana lion
Nicknames
- Lyova
Spellings & variants
Popularity
Uncommon
Outside the US top 1,000.
Style
Origins
Lev comes from Hebrew and Russian. It’s a bridge name, with roots in more than one culture.
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