Lewi

== English == === Etymology === From Polish Lewi, ultimately from Biblical Hebrew לֵוִי (Leví), of uncertain origin. Doublet of Levi. === Proper noun === Lewi A surname from Polish. === Anagrams === Liew, Weil, Wile, lwei, wile == Hawaiian == === Etymology === Spoken form of the biblical Levi (“Levi”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈle.wi/, [ˈlɛ.ʋi] === Proper noun === Lewi a male given name originating from the Bible === References === Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1971, page 183 Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Lewi occurs in 19th century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 6 men. == Polish == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Biblical Hebrew לֵוִי. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈlɛ.vi/ Rhymes: -ɛvi Syllabification: Le‧wi === Proper noun === Lewi m pers (biblical) Levi (third son of Jacob) (biblical) Levi (tax collector from Capernaum, later one of the twelve apostles) (countable, rare) a male given name from Late Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek, in turn from Hebrew], equivalent to English Levi (countable) a male surname W latach sześćdziesiątych Jerzy Lewi zwyciężał w wielu turniejach szachowych. ― In the 1960s, Jerzy Lewi won many chess tournaments. Czy zaproponowałeś państwu Lewim poczęstunek? ― Did you offer the Lewis a treat? ==== Declension ==== === Proper noun === Lewi f (indeclinable) (countable) a female surname === Further reading === “Lewi”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[3] (in Polish)