Leviticus

Leviticus is the English title of the Bible’s third book, transmitted through Latin from Greek and meaning something like “relating to the Levites.” The Levites are the group associated with religious service in ancient Israel. The book’s name therefore describes its subject rather than naming a single biblical person.

As a given name, Leviticus makes an unmistakable scriptural connection. Its four-syllable form is more substantial than the related name Levi, and parents may want to consider how the full name sounds in everyday conversation as well as with a surname. The attraction may lie in religious heritage or in the book’s themes of worship and holiness. Those associations are clearer than assigning the title an unrelated personal-name meaning.