Save Gender Masculine Usage English (American, Rare), English (African, Rare), African American Pronounced Pron. lə-VI-ti-kəs(American English) [key·IPA] Meaning & History From the name of the book of the Old Testament, which means "of the Levites, of the tribe of Levi". Some parents in the United States view it as a full form or more formal version of the name Levi.