When Amelia Levy was born on 24 August 1886, in Müstert, Minheim, Bernkastel-Wittlich, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, her father, Jacob Levy, was 40 and her mother, Laura Hanau, was 31. She died on 3 September 1965, in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Proviso Township, Cook, Illinois, United States.
Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Hyman, Meyer, Moshe, Emanuel, Avi, Shlomo, Isadore, Meir, Nissim, Ofer.
Jewish (Ashkenazic and Sephardic): from the Biblical personal name Levi, from a Hebrew word meaning ‘joining’. This was borne by a son of Jacob and Leah (Genesis 29: 34). Bearers of this name are Levites, members of the tribe of Levi, who form a hereditary caste who assist the kohanim (see Cohen ) in their priestly duties. Compare Levi and Lowy 1.
Czech (Levý): nickname for a left-handed person, from the adjective levý ‘left’. This surname is also found in Slovakia.
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