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[laminy.livejournal.com]

Levi. I've just read two articles on it and there were three pronunciations of it written. Is Levi generally pronounced leh-vee, lee-vee (from the same website -- they said these were traditional Jewish pronunciations) or like the jeans, lee-veye?

I really like it pronounced like the jeans, but the other two aren't quite as attractive to me. If anybody actually knows a Levi (I don't), or even has a child named Levi, how do you pronounce it?

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[kaoriz.livejournal.com]

I know a Levi. He pronounces it Lee-veye.

But then I know a girl with the last name, and she pronounces it Leh-vee.

I like Lee-veye best.

[lovetokate.livejournal.com]

I knew a little boy named Levi and it was pronounced like the jeans. I didn't like it at first but it really grew on me.

[th3-unicorn.livejournal.com]

I've always heard it like the jeans, in english-speaking countries.
In Italy, on the other hand, the jeans are pronounced LEH-vee('s), but Levi is a last name here, not a first name.

[amyames.livejournal.com]

i have a second cousin named levi pronounced lee-vi like the jeans.

[miss-tee.livejournal.com]

In English, as first name it is generally LEEV-eye
In Hebrew it is leh-vee. It is usually pronounced the same way when it is a last name (a common Jewish last name) but often spelled Levy.

[ifancylust.livejournal.com]

i know a jewish family whose last name is levy, but that pronounce it lee-vee. i've never known of another family who has pronounced it that way though.

[sarahness.livejournal.com]

LEE-vye. I love this name, but I know a weird dude with it so I don't think I could ever use it.

[sophie-louise89.livejournal.com]

I know 3 guys named Levi. One of those is a child and they are all pronounced like the Jeans.

[whisperedsighs.livejournal.com]

I know one Levi and it's pronounced like the jeans.

[istytehcrawk.livejournal.com]

I've known two Levis, both said like the jeans.

[lind-saay.livejournal.com]

All of the Levis I know pronounce it like the jeans.

I know a couple of people with the last name of Levy and they pronounce it either of the first two ways mentioned. And they're Jewish, so maybe that's what they meant? Hmmm.

[patsfan610.livejournal.com]

i've never met a Levi, but i say it like the jeans

[piamon.livejournal.com]

I went to school with a Levi (lee-veye)

Even with that, though, for whatever reason when I see the name I always first assume it's leh-vee.

[aimeewins.livejournal.com]

ahh this is my favourite boys' name. I pronounce it Lee-vye, and actually had never thought of it being pronounced any other way...

[piecesofmoi.livejournal.com]

Ive always heard it pronounced like the jeans.

[clutterbang.livejournal.com]

I know a Leev-eye. His siblings are Chantell, Sheri, and Apollo.

[ifancylust.livejournal.com]

i've always pronounced it like the jeans.