Meaning and background
The story behind Levi
Levi has a substantial biblical history: in Genesis, Levi is a son of Jacob and Leah, whose descendants are identified with the priestly Levites. The Hebrew name לֵוִי may mean “joined” or “attached”, but this etymology is treated as possible, not proven. English LE(E)-vye differs from Hebrew leh-VEE, a useful distinction for anyone choosing how to say it aloud.
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About Levi
Recorded as a dog’s name
Levi appears in 46 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/livaɪ/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the first syllable in the recorded US readings.
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/livaɪ/ · primary stress on syllable 1L IY1 V AY0
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Sources and research notes (2)
Gender association: NYC licence-period records. Any dog can use this name.
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — extract_year 2026 — Dog licence periods, not unique dogs; NYC only. No owner-level fields retrieved.
- Carnegie Mellon University / CMU Sphinx maintainers CMU US English Pronouncing Dictionary — US English dictionary readings; not owner-specific or exhaustive multilingual pronunciation
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