Leviah as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Leviah

What is the meaning of the name Leviah ?

The baby name Leviah is a Unisex name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced leh-VEE-uh.

Leviah is Hebrew in Origin.

Leviah is a modern Hebrew feminine name from לביאה (levi’ah), meaning “lioness,” the counterpart to לביא (Lavi, “lion”). The word appears in Biblical and later Hebrew, and the name carries associations of strength, guardianship, and nobility. Some families also see it as echoing the tribal name Levi, though that is a separate root, giving a secondary reading of “joined, attached.”

Use has risen in Israel and the Jewish diaspora in the 21st century, fitting the trend of nature- and animal-based Hebrew names. Pronounced leh-vee-AH. Variants and spellings include Levia, Leviyah, and Leviya; related names are Lavi (m.), Aryeh/Aria, and Ariel. It is distinct from Latin Livia. Note that Hebrew לְוָיָה (levayah, “escort; funeral”) is a different word; many prefer the spelling Levia to avoid that association. Nicknames include Via, Vivi, Lia, and, in English use, Levi.