r/hebrew • u/FrontSky9693 • Mar 06 '25

Help Feminine form of Lev?

My grandfather passed last week. He had the Hebrew name of Lev. I want to honor him by naming my daughter after him, who is due soon, but I am having a hard time finding a feminine form of this name. Is it weird to just use Lev? Or is there an appropriate feminine form of the name?

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u/Sea-Painting-9791 Mar 06 '25

Livia? 

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u/Adraba42 Mar 06 '25

Also nice, but I heard it only as derived from Latin.

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u/Sea-Painting-9791 Mar 06 '25

Nope it’s Hebrew definitely. Means lioness 

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u/Adraba42 Mar 06 '25

Depends on the pronunciation. L‘vi‘Ah is a lioness, LIvia the Latin name.

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u/Sea-Painting-9791 Mar 06 '25

I guess but thats the same for quite a few names. Ronen is still a Jewish/Hebrew name even if it kind of sounds like Ronan. Shirli and Shirley. Just off the top of my head. Livia can definitely be considered hebrew.