Lewi

See also: lewi

English

Etymology

A variant of Levi as a Jewish surname.

Proper noun

Lewi

A surname from Hebrew.

Anagrams

Liew, Weil, Wile, lwei, wile

Hawaiian

Etymology

Spoken form of the biblical Levi (“Levi”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈle.wi/, [ˈlɛ.ʋi]

Proper noun

Lewi

a male given name originating from the Bible

References

Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1971, page 183
Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Lewi occurs in 19th century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 6 men.

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew לֵוִי.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈlɛ.vi/
Audio (file)
Rhymes: -ɛvi
Syllabification: Le‧wi

Proper noun

Lewi m pers

(biblical) Levi (third son of Jacob)

Declension

Declension of Lewi

	singular
nominative	Lewi
genitive	Lewiego
dative	Lewiemu
accusative	Lewiego
instrumental	Lewim
locative	Lewim
vocative	Lewi

Further reading

Lewi in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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