Leva
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A woman's first name sometimes used as a last name
- proper noun
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Leva
- "When he came out of it, he was a different man," explains Leva.
- Leva says
Examples
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Leva tells me you've been eyeing the captain's wife like a hound dog at huntin' time.
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"That changed his life," Leva says.
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- What's the matter, Leva?
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Leva will help you lug your stuff upstairs.
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- What's the matter, Leva?
Surface Forms
Leva main
Etymology
Leva may come from the Slavic word lev meaning 'lion', so it can bring to mind a brave 'lioness'. It may also come from the Latin root lev- meaning 'to lift', which you can see in elevate and levitate, so the name can also feel 'uplifting'.