Leva Family History
Leva Name Meaning
Italian: possibly from a short form of the personal name Alleva . Spanish: perhaps a variant of Leiva . French: from Old Occitan leva ‘import levy’ hence a metonymic occupational name for a collector of such duties. Czech (Levá): feminine form (denoting ‘the daughter or wife of’) of Levý (see Levy ). Slovenian: probably a nickname from the name leva for a kind of lark. In some cases probably also an American shortened and altered form of Greek Livas .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022