Levin is a masculine given name. It is a modern

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ger ...

version of the Old English name Leofwine or the Old German Leobwin or Liebwin, meaning "dear friend."

Dutch Dutch commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands * Dutch people () * Dutch language () Dutch may also refer to: Places * Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States * Pennsylvania Dutch Country People E ...

variants include Lieven and Lievin. A rare modern

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national id ...

variant is Lewin. It can also be a variant of

Levi Levi (; ) was, according to the Book of Genesis, the third of the six sons of Jacob and Leah (Jacob's third son), and the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Levi (the Levites, including the Kohanim) and the great-grandfather of Aaron, Moses and ...

and is a surname with different origins. People with the name include: *

Levin C. Bailey Levin Claude Bailey (c. 1892 – June 8, 1952)"Judge Bailey Heart Victim In Salisbury", ''The Baltimore Evening Sun'' (June 9, 1952), p. 19."Resolution Honors Judge Levin C. Bailey", ''The Wilmington Morning News'' (June 14, 1952), p. 8. was a jus ...

(c. 1892–1952), judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals *

Levin August von Bennigsen , native_name_lang = , birth_name = , nickname = , birth_date = , birth_place = Braunschweig, Electorate of Hanover, Holy Roman Empire , death_date = , death_place = Banteln, Kingdom of Hanover, German Confederation ...

(1745–1826), German general in the service of the Russian Empire *Levin Bates (fl. c. 1830s), proprietor of the Levin Bates House *

Levin Bufkin Levin Bufkin (about 1533 – 1617) was an English landowner who served as MP for the borough of Maidstone. Origins He was the second but eldest surviving son of and heir to Ralph Bufkin (buried 11 January 1551), a mayor of Dover who in 1550 b ...

(c. 1533–1617), English landowner * Levin Gale (1784–1834), American politician * Levin Goldschmidt (1829–1897), German jurist, judge and academic * Levin H. Campbell (born 1927), United States Circuit Judge * Levin H. Campbell Jr. (1886–1976), U.S. Army lieutenant general *

Levin Corbin Handy Levin Corbin Handy (August 10, 1855 – March 26, 1932) was an American photographer who worked during the 19th and early 20th century. Civil War photographer Mathew Brady was Handy's uncle by marriage, and Handy was apprenticed to him at ag ...

(c. 1855–1932), American photographer * Levin Irving Handy (1861–1922), American educator, lawyer and politician * Levin Thomas Handy Irving (1828–1892), justice of the Maryland Court of Appeals * Levin Jones (1847–1914), American professional baseball player *

Levin Kipnis Levin Kipnis ( he, לֶוִין קִיפְּנִיס; 1 August 1894 – 20 June 1990), or was born 1890, was an Israeli children's author and poet who wrote mainly in Hebrew and Yiddish. He won the Israel prize in 1978. Biography Kipnis was bor ...

(1894–1990), Israeli children's author and poet *

Levin Major Lewis Levin Major Lewis (January 6, 1832 – May 28, 1886) was a Confederate States Army colonel during the American Civil War. On May 16, 1865, he was assigned to duty as a brigadier general by General E. Kirby Smith when the war even in the Trans-Miss ...

(1832–1886), Confederate States Army colonel during the American Civil War * Levin R. Marshall (1800–1870), American banker and planter in the Antebellum South * Levin Muller (born 1998), South African cricketer * Levin Öztunalı (born 1996), German professional footballer * Levin M. Powell (1798–1885), U.S. Navy rear admiral *

Levin Rauch Baron Levin Rauch de Nyék (6 October 1819 – 25 August 1890) was an Austrian-Hungarian politician and appointed Ban of Croatia-Slavonia between 1867 and 1871. He is most notable for securing victory of the Unionist Party through changing the ...

(1819–1890), Austrian-Hungarian politician *

Levin Schücking Levin Schücking (full name: ''Christoph Bernhard Levin Matthias Schücking''; September 6, 1814 – August 31, 1883) was a German novelist. He was born near Meppen, Kingdom of Prussia, and died in Bad Pyrmont, German Empire. He was the uncle o ...

(1814–1883), German novelist * Levin Ludwig Schücking (1878–1964), German scholar of the English language and English literature *

Levin Winder Levin Winder (September 4, 1757 – July 1, 1819) in Baltimore, Maryland. During the Revolutionary War, he was appointed major of the 4th Maryland Regiment, finally attaining the rank of lieutenant colonel at war's end. After the war, he served ...

(1757–1819), Revolutionary Army officer in the American Revolutionary War

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