The name Lev may be of different origins. It is typically a first name, or less commonly a surname (e.g. in

Czech Republic The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The ...

) of Slavic origin, ( Cyrillic: Лев) which translates as "lion". Cf. Germanic form Löwe or Löw. It is common with German Jews with Levite origins. Names like Leffmann, Levitz, Levy, Levi, etc. It is also a common Israeli surname and uncommon first name which translates as "heart" (לב, Loeb, Löb) in Hebrew. . The name also appears in the forms , Lyev, Leo and

Leon Leon, Léon (French) or León (Spanish) may refer to: Places Europe * León, Spain, capital city of the Province of León * Province of León, Spain * Kingdom of León, an independent state in the Iberian Peninsula from 910 to 1230 and again f ...

. People with this name include: * Leo I of Galicia (Lev Danylovych in Ukrainian) (c. 1228–c. 1301), Knyaz (prince) of Belz, Peremyshl, Halych, Grand Prince of Kyiv and King of Galicia-Volhynia *

Lev Alburt Lev Osipovich Alburt (born August 21, 1945) is a chess Grandmaster, writer and coach. He was born in Orenburg, Russia, and became three-time Ukrainian Champion. After defecting to the United States in 1979, he became three-time U.S. Champion. ...

(born 1945), chess Grandmaster and chess writer *

Lev Artsimovich Lev Andreyevich Artsimovich ( Russian: Лев Андреевич Арцимович, February 25, 1909 – March 1, 1973), also transliterated Arzimowitsch, was a Soviet physicist who is regarded as the one of the founder of Tokamak— a device ...

(1909–1973), Soviet physicist * Lev Berg (1876–1950), Soviet geographer, biologist and ichthyologist * Lev Brovarskyi (1948–2009), Soviet football player and Ukrainian coach *

Lev Chernyi Lev Chernyi ( rus, Лев Чёрный, p=ˈlʲef ˈtɕɵrnɨj, a=Lyev Chyornyy.ru.vorb.oga; born Pavel Dimitrievich Turchaninov, rus, Па́вел Дми́триевич Турчани́нов, p=ˈpavʲɪl ˈdmʲitrʲɪjɪvʲɪtɕ tʊrtɕɪˈn ...

(died 1921), Russian individualist anarchist theorist, activist and poet *

Lev Dyomin Lev Stepanovich Dyomin (; 11 January 1926 – 18 December 1998) was a Soviet Union, Soviet Astronaut, cosmonaut who flew on the Soyuz 15 spaceflight in 1974. This spaceflight was intended to dock with the space station Salyut 3, but the docking fa ...

(1926–1988), Soviet cosmonaut and Air Force colonel *

Lev Grossman Lev Grossman (born June 26, 1969) is an American novelist and journalist who wrote ''The Magicians Trilogy'': '' The Magicians'' (2009), ''The Magician King'' (2011), and ''The Magician's Land'' (2014). He was the book critic and lead technology ...

(born 1969), American novelist and critic *

Lev Gumilyov Lev Nikolayevich Gumilyov (russian: Лев Никола́евич Гумилёв; 1 October 1912 – 15 June 1992) was a Soviet historian, ethnologist, anthropologist and translator. He had a reputation for his highly unorthodox theories of et ...

(1912–1992), Soviet historian, ethnologist and anthropologist * Lev Hakak (born 1944), Israeli-American academic, novelist and poet *

Lev Ivanov Lev Ivanovich Ivanov (russian: link=no, Лев Ива́нович Ива́нов; 2 March 1834, Moscow – 24 December 1901, Saint Petersburg) was a Russian ballet dancer and choreographer and later, Second Balletmaster of the Imperial Ballet. ...

(1834–1901), Russian ballet dancer, choreographer and Second Balletmaster of the Imperial Ballet * Lev Ivanov (football manager) (born 1967), Russian football manager * Lev Korchebokov (1907–1971), Soviet football player and manager * Lev Kamenev (1883–1936), Bolshevik revolutionary and Soviet politician * Lev Kirshner (born 1969), American soccer player and coach *

Lev Kuleshov Lev Vladimirovich Kuleshov (russian: Лев Владимирович Кулешов; – 29 March 1970) was a Russian and Soviet filmmaker and film theorist, one of the founders of the world's first film school, the Moscow Film School. He ...

(1899–1970), Soviet filmmaker and film theorist * Lev Khrshchonovich (1838–1907), chief architect of Kazan *

Lev Landau Lev Davidovich Landau (russian: Лев Дави́дович Ланда́у; 22 January 1908 – 1 April 1968) was a Soviet-Azerbaijani physicist of Jewish descent who made fundamental contributions to many areas of theoretical physics. His ac ...

(1908–1968), Soviet physicist and Nobel laureate *

Lev Avnerovich Leviev Lev (Levi) Leviev (born July 30, 1956) is an Israeli diamond magnate, investor and philanthropist. Leviev was the Chairman and majority shareholder of Africa Israel Investments, a diversified conglomerate, between 1997-2018. Leviev lived in Isr ...

(born 1956), Israeli businessman and philanthropist *

Lev Binzumovich Leviev Lev Binzumovich Leviev (born June 22, 1984) is an Israeli-Russian entrepreneur and investor, founder of international venture capital firm LVL1, co-founder of Russia's largest social network ''VK (social networking website), VK.com'' (originall ...

(born 1984), Russian-Israeli Internet entrepreneur and investor *

Lev Loseff Lev Loseff (russian: Лев Влади́мирович Ло́сев; birth name Lev Lifshitz; June 15, 1937 – May 6, 2009) was a Russian poet, literary critic, essayist and educator. Early life and education The son of poet Vladimir Lifshitz, ...

(1937–2009), Russian poet, literary critic, essayist and educator *

Lev Mei Lev Aleksandrovich Mei (russian: Лев Алекса́ндрович Мей (name sometimes transliterated as Lev Mey); ) was a Russian dramatist and poet. Biography Mei was born on 13/25 February 1822, in Moscow. His father was a German officer wh ...

(1822–1862), Russian dramatist and poet *

Lev Naryshkin Lev Alexandrovich Naryshkin (russian: Лев Александрович Нарышкин; also known as Léon Narychkine) (5 February 1785—1846, Naples) was a Russian Imperial aristocrat who fought in the Napoleonic Wars. Biography He was the ...

(1785–1846), Russian general in the Napoleonic Wars * Lev Perovski (1792–1856), Russian count, mineralogist and Minister of Internal Affairs under Nicholas I * Lev Pitaevskii (born 1933), Soviet theoretical physicist *

Lev Polugaevsky Lev Abramovich Polugaevsky ( rus, Лев Абрамович Полугаевский, p=pəlʊɡɐˈjefskʲɪj; 20 November 1934 – 30 August 1995) was a Soviet chess player. He was awarded the title of International Grandmaster by FIDE in ...

(1934–1995), Soviet grandmaster and author *

Lev Pontryagin Lev Semenovich Pontryagin (russian: Лев Семёнович Понтрягин, also written Pontriagin or Pontrjagin) (3 September 1908 – 3 May 1988) was a Soviet mathematician. He was born in Moscow and lost his eyesight completely due ...

(1908–1988), Soviet mathematician *

Lev Russov Lev Alexandrovich Russov (russian: Ле́в Алекса́ндрович Ру́сов; 31 January 1926 – 20 February 1987) was a Soviet Russian painter, graphic artist, and sculptor, living and working in Leningrad, a member of the Leningrad b ...

(1926–1987), Soviet painter, graphic artist and sculptor *

Lev Sedov Lev Lvovich Sedov (russian: Лев Львович Седов, also known as Leon Sedov; 24 February 1906 – 16 February 1938) was the first son of the Russian communist leader Leon Trotsky and his second wife Natalia Sedova. He was born when his ...

(1906–1938), son of the Russian communist leader Leon Trotsky * Lev Shatilo (born 1962), retired javelin thrower from the Soviet Union * Lev Shcheglov (1946–2020), Russian physician * Lev L. Spiro, American television and film director *

Lev Tolstoy Count Lev Nikolayevich TolstoyTolstoy pronounced his first name as , which corresponds to the romanization ''Lyov''. () (; russian: link=no, Лев Николаевич Толстой,In Tolstoy's day, his name was written as in pre-refor ...

(1828–1910), often translated as Leo Tolstoy, Russian author *

Lev Trotsky Lev Davidovich Bronstein. ( – 21 August 1940), better known as Leon Trotsky; uk, link= no, Лев Давидович Троцький; also transliterated ''Lyev'', ''Trotski'', ''Trotskij'', ''Trockij'' and ''Trotzky''. (), was a Russian M ...

(Lev Davidovich Bronshteyn) (1879–1940), often translated as Leon Trotsky, Russian economist and revolutionary *

Lev Vladimirovich Urusov Prince Lev Vladimirovich Urusov (russian: Лев Владимирович Урусов, french: Leon Ouroussoff, , Saint Petersburg — , Paris) was a Russian diplomat. From 1910 until his death, he was a member of International Olympic Committee. ...

(1877–1933), Russian prince, diplomat and tennis player *

Lev Vygotsky Lev Semyonovich Vygotsky (russian: Лев Семёнович Выго́тский, p=vɨˈɡotskʲɪj; be, Леў Сямёнавіч Выго́цкі, p=vɨˈɡotskʲɪj; – June 11, 1934) was a Soviet psychologist, known for his work on ps ...

(1896–1934), Soviet psychologist *

Lev Weinstein Lev Matveyevich Vainshtein (also "Vaynshteyn" and "Lew Weinstein"; 12 March 1916 – 25 December 2004) was a Soviet world champion and Olympic bronze medalist in shooting. Early life Weinstein was born into a Jewish family from Yekaterinbur ...

(1916–2004), Soviet world champion and Olympic bronze medalist in shooting *

Lev Yashin Lev Ivanovich Yashin (russian: Лев Иванович Яшин; 22 October 1929 – 20 March 1990), nicknamed the "Black Spider" or the "Black Panther", was a Soviet professional footballer regarded by many as the greatest goalkeeper in the h ...

(1929–1990), Soviet-Russian football goalkeeper * Lev Yilmaz (born 1973), American independent filmmaker, artist and publisher * Lev Zadov (1893–1938), Ukrainian counter-intelligence agent

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