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View Name: Lev


LEV (1)
GENDER: Masculine
USAGE: Russian
OTHER SCRIPTS: Лев (Russian)
PRONOUNCED: LYEF   [key]
Meaning & History
Means "lion" in Russian, functioning as a vernacular form of Leo. This was the real Russian name of both author Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910) and revolutionary Leon Trotsky (1879-1940).
Related Names
VARIANT: Lyov
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LEV (2)


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