The Name Lev
Lev is a male name of Greek origin meaning “lion”. Below are the forms of the name, name days in the Orthodox calendar, character by tradition, numerology, the first letter, talismans and compatibility with other names.
Origin and meaning
Lev is a male name of Greek origin. Meaning: “lion”. A translation of the Greek name Λέων (Leon), “lion”.
Forms of the name
| Full form | Leo |
| Short forms | Lyova, Lyovushka |
| Affectionate forms | Lyovochka |
Name days (angel’s day)
| March 5 | St Leo, Pope of Rome |
A name day is the feast of the saint after whom a person was baptised. If several saints share the name, custom is to celebrate the first feast after the birthday. Shown here are the main feasts in the calendar of the Russian Orthodox Church, with civil (Gregorian) dates.
Character by tradition
Lev, by tradition, is a dignified, generous and independent man. He likes to be first and knows how to protect and look after others. He can be proud and quick-tempered. His strength is courage and magnanimity.
Name numerology
Letters of the name Lev («Лев») in the Russian 1–9 table: Л 4 + Е 6 + В 3 = 13 → 4. The sum is reduced to one digit; the master numbers 11, 22 and 33 are kept.
Name number 4 — order and work. Four is the number of foundations: discipline, reliability, practicality. The person builds slowly but firmly; the weak spot is conservatism and reluctance to change.
Vowels give the soul number 6 (care and harmony), consonants the personality number 7 (analysis and intuition). Inner motive: care and harmony; outer manner: analysis and intuition. Such a gap is not bad in itself: others see one side, close people know the other.
In Slavic Cyrillic numerals (using the modern spelling of the name): Л=30 + Е=5 + В=2 = 37, reduced to 1. Letters that had no numeric value are skipped. This is an additional digit, not a second name number: meanings for the Cyrillic numerals were added in the 20th century, modeled on Western numerology.
More: name number with surname, Slavic Cyrillic numerals, number meanings.
First letter and letters of the name
In letter reading — a popular tradition of interpreting letters — the first letter of the name matters most: it sets the main tone of character. The other letters add shades.
Л (L) — sense of beauty. Artistry, refined taste, a wish to share knowledge and impressions.
Other letters: Е — self-expression; В — sociability and realism.
Talismans of the name
Name books usually derive talismans from the name number and its planet; lists differ between authors. Here we follow Cheiro (“Book of Numbers”): number 4 is linked with the planet Uranus.
| Planet | Uranus |
| Stones | sapphire |
| Colours | pale blue, grey, electric blue |
| Favourable days | Saturday, Sunday |
Compatibility with other names
In numerology, compatibility of names is judged by their numbers. Number 4 goes most easily with 2, 6 and 7, and has more friction with 3 and 5.
Goes well with: Anastasiya, Angelina, Elizaveta, Zinaida, Liliya, Lyubov, Lyudmila, Margarita, Olesya, Svetlana.
More friction with: Anna, Valeriya, Nadezhda, Praskovya, Taisiya, Tatyana.
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Outcome
The name Lev carries the meaning “lion”. Name number 4 — order and work; first letter L — sense of beauty. Inner wishes (care and harmony) and outer manner (analysis and intuition) differ: a person with this name needs close people to see more than what is shown. Name days: March 5.