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Levante

♂ Boy

Pronounced luh-VAHN-tay /ləˈvɑn.teɪ/Medium

Meaning: Levante is an Italian and Spanish word meaning 'the east' or 'the rising,' from the Latin levare, 'to rise,' the same source as the region name the Levant. As a given name it draws on that sense of the sunrise and the east, and it can also be read as a Le- coinage on the -vante sound; routes are uncertain.Low

In 30 seconds: Levante is an Italian and Spanish word for 'the east' or 'the rising sun,' used as a name (said luh-VAHN-tay). It can also read as a Le- coinage.

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Origin LowItalian, Spanish

MeaningLevante is an Italian and Spanish word meaning 'the east' or 'the rising,' from the Latin levare, 'to rise,' the same source as the region name the Levant. As a given name it draws on that sense of the sunrise and the east, and it can also be read as a Le- coinage on the -vante sound; routes are uncertain.

U.S. rank (2001)#8018 ↗ Rising

2001 U.S. births8 boys (0.00% of U.S. boys)

Peak year1993

Total births (all-time)≈ 71

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Levante carries the Italian and Spanish sense of 'the east' and 'the rising,' from Latin levare, 'to rise.' As an American given name it can honor that sunrise imagery or work simply as a Le- coinage on the -vante sound, and the exact route is uncertain, which we note.

It appeared thinly in the United States from the early nineteen-nineties onward, given to only about fifteen boys a year even at its peak, and stayed rare across its long, quiet run into the twenty-tens.

Did you know? Levante names the east and the sunrise in Italian and Spanish, from the Latin levare, 'to rise,' and it is also the root of the region name the Levant.

Overall data confidence 35%

References - Levante — Italian/Spanish levante 'the east, rising'; Latin levare; also a Le- coinage; routes uncertain.

Variations

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Nicknames

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Levante mean?

It is from the Italian and Spanish levante, 'the east; the rising of the sun'; it can also read as a Le- coinage.

How do you pronounce Levante?

It is said luh-VAHN-tay /ləˈvɑn.teɪ/ - three syllables, stress on the second.

Is Levante a boy or girl name?

Levante is used as a boy's name.

How popular is Levante?

It was always rare in the United States, given to only about fifteen boys a year even at its peak in the nineteen-nineties.