Levine

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French Levine, from Russian Левин (Levin), from Леви (Levi) + -ин (-in, “forming possessives & adjectives”), ultimately from Biblical Hebrew לֵוִי (“Levi”), of uncertain origin. Doublet of Levin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ləˈviːn/

Proper noun

Levine

1. A surname from Hebrew.
   • 2009 July 19, Lizette Alvarez, “Whee! Also, There’s a Net”, in The New York Times‎^[1]:

     Pass the chalk. Dr. Levine was there with a friend and fellow psychiatrist (detect a pattern?), Alexa Albert, Coco’s mother, who squinted up into the sun as her daughter effortlessly sailed skyward. Dr. Albert is an acrophobe.

   • 2020, Tim Fitzsimons, “Trump campaign adviser 'won't apologize' for misgendering trans health official”, in NBC News‎^[2]:

     Trump campaign adviser Jenna Ellis intentionally misgendered Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine, a transgender woman, on Twitter early Monday morning.

Anagrams

• enlive, enveil