Levante: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Levante – Meaning: east; literally 'rising' (of the sun) – Origin: Italian – Pronunciation: leh-VAHN-tay


Levante is an Italian name meaning “east; literally 'rising' (of the sun)”. It appears in our list of 150+ Weather Baby Names for Your Little Force of Nature.

Meaning & Origin of Levante

Meaning: East; literally 'rising' (of the sun).

Origin: Italian.

How to Pronounce Levante

Phonetic: leh-VAHN-tay   IPA: /leˈvante/

Popularity of Levante

Levante doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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