Talk:Lev (given name)
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Lev in Hebrew
[edit]What sort of citation is needed? an Israeli central beuro of statistics entry? A wikitionary link to the word לב? 85.65.191.217 (talk) 20:05, 23 April 2023 (UTC)
- Page on "Lev (given name)" in Hebrew clearly states that it's a Russian/Slavic name. It is not a Hebrew name whatsoever, Lev meaning heart in Hebrew is just a coincidence. And Russian Wikipedia states that the name Lev is a Russian name of Greek origin meaning "lion". There are no sources for the name coming from Hebrew because it didn't. Jar.strAAAck (talk) 12:40, 14 March 2025 (UTC)
The article says, "The first name Lev comes from Hebrew and means "heart" (לב). It is also a common Israeli surname and uncommon first name. It is common with German Jews with Levite origins. Related names include Leffmann, Levitz, Levy, Levi, etc."
This is nonsense, and not supported by any sources. (1) The first name Lev is from Russian (and maybe other Slavic languages), not Hebrew. Is there any evidence that anyone who has the first name Lev believes it's originally Hebrew? Or that any Jewish community that did not have Eastern European connections used the first name Lev? (2) It is unrelated to the word for Levite, as the Hebrew spelling makes clear: 'heart' is לב, 'Levite' is לוי.
(3) Names based on לוי /levi/ 'Levite', like Levy, Levine, etc. are not especially associated with German Jews more than other Jews. (4) The Israeli last name Lev means 'heart', and is most often chosen to replace an original name with the same meaning, such as Hertz. (5) Since the article is titled "Lev (given name)", the discussion of Lev as a surname doesn't belong here.Linguistatlunch (talk) 20:44, 24 February 2025 (UTC)
- Hello, I apologize for the commotion that seems to be happening with this change to the page. This was not my intention at all, and yet I would like to explain myself. The name "Lev" is common around Yiddish circles that immigrated to Israel, and almost exclusively through the form "Leyb" or "Leib". The origin is Yiddish and sometimes also appears in the form "Lev". Examples of this are "Lev Grossman", "Lev Greenberg", "Lev Fischelson", there are even individuals from Eastern Jewry with the name Lev, for example "Lev Hakkak". Overall the Name is used in Jewish circles, but from the Yiddish "Leib", which also means Heart in Yiddish too.
- Anyway if you insist feel free to correct. GeneralAlch (talk) 10:28, 11 May 2025 (UTC)