Family name origins & meanings
- Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) : variant of Levin.
- English : variant of Leven 3.
- Breton (Lévéné) : from an old female personal name derived from Old Breton louuinid ‘joy’, ‘gaiety’. The name gained popularity as it belonged to the mother of a Breton saint, Gwenael.
- Altered spelling of French Lavigne, Lavin, Lavine, Levin, or various other like-sounding surnames.