Levina
Meaning of Levina
The name Levina, typically rendered phonetically as /ləˈviːnə/, is understood to derive principally from the classical Latin Lavinia—herself a legendary figure in Roman mythos as the daughter of King Latinus and eponym of the ancient city of Lavinium—while a secondary etymological strand points to its adoption in Germanic contexts as a feminine form of Levin or Levi, thereby conveying notions of kinship and belonging. Throughout the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Levina maintained a modest yet measurable presence in United States birth registers—peaking at rank 304 in 1892 with twenty occurrences—before undergoing gradual decline and subsequent stabilization; in recent years, for example, it recorded fifteen instances in 2024, ranking 935th among female given names. This historical usage pattern, marked by periodic oscillations, underscores Levina’s enduring, albeit uncommon, appeal within Anglo-American naming conventions.
Pronunciation
English
- Pronunced as luh-VEE-nuh (/ləˈviːnə/)
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Notable People Named Levina
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