Meanings
- A surname from Hebrew.
Trump campaign adviser Jenna Ellis intentionally misgendered Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine, a transgender woman, on Twitter early Monday morning.
2020 August 11, Tim Fitzsimons, “Trump campaign adviser 'won't apologize' for misgendering trans health official”, in NBC News, archived from the original on 18 Nov 20201 more example
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.
2009 July 19, Lizette Alvarez, “Whee! Also, There’s a Net”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 26 Nov 2022
Origin
- Biblical Hebrewלֵוִי“Levi”
- RussianЛевин
- FrenchLevine
- EnglishLevine
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.
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Cite this entry
Levine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Levine
“Levine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Levine. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Levine,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Levine.
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