Lev is a male first name of Slavic origin, which translates as "lion". It is also a common Israeli surname and uncommon female first name which translates as "heart" (לב) in Hebrew. The name also appears in the forms Liev, Lyev, Leo and Leon. People with this name include:
Leo I of Galicia (Lev Danylovych in Ukrainian) (c. 1228-c. 1301), Knyaz (prince) of Belz, Peremyshl, Halych, Grand Prince of Kiev and King of Galicia-VolhyniaLev Alburt (born 1945), chess Grandmaster and chess writerLev Artsimovich (1909-1973), Soviet physicistLev Berg (1876-1950), Soviet geographer, biologist and ichthyologistLev Brovarskyi (1948-2009), Soviet football player and Ukrainian coachLev Chernyi (died 1921), Russian individualist anarchist theorist, activist and poetLev Dyomin (1926-1988), Soviet cosmonaut and Air Force colonelLev Grossman (born 1969), American novelist and criticLev Gumilyov (1912–1992), Soviet historian, ethnologist and anthropologistLev Hakak (born 1944), Israeli-American academic, novelist and poetLev Ivanov (1834-1901), Russian ballet dancer, choreographer and Second Balletmaster of the Imperial BalletLev Ivanov (football manager) (born 1967), Russian football managerLev Korchebokov (1907-1971), Soviet football player and managerLev Kamenev (1883–1936), Bolshevik revolutionary and Soviet politicianLev Kuleshov (1899–1970), Soviet filmmaker and film theoristLev Khrshchonovich (1838-1907), chief architect of KazanLev Landau (1908–1968), Soviet physicist and Nobel laureateLev Avnerovich Leviev (born 1956), Israeli businessman and philanthropistLev Binzumovich Leviev (born 1984), Russian-Israeli Internet entrepreneur and investorLev Loseff (1937-2009), Russian poet, literary critic, essayist and educatorLev Mei (1822-1862), Russian dramatist and poetLev Naryshkin (1785-1846), Russian general in the Napoleonic WarsLev Perovski (1792-1856), Russian count, mineralogist and Minister of Internal Affairs under Nicholas ILev Pitaevskii (born 1933), Soviet theoretical physicistLev Pontryagin (1908-1988), Soviet mathematicianLev Russov (1926-1987), Soviet painter, graphic artist and sculptorLev Sedov (1906–1938), son of the Russian communist leader Leon TrotskyLev Shatilo (born 1962), retired javelin thrower from the Soviet UnionLev L. Spiro, American television and film directorLev Tolstoy (1828-1910), often translated as Leo Tolstoy, Russian authorLev Trotsky (Liev Davidovitch Bronstein) (1879-1940), often translated as Leon Trotsky, Russian economist and revolutionaryLev Vladimirovich Urusov (1877-1933), Russian prince, diplomat and tennis playerLev Vygotsky (1896–1934), Soviet psychologistLev Weinstein (1916–2004), Soviet world champion and Olympic bronze medalist in shootingLev Yashin (1929–1990), Soviet-Russian football goalkeeperLev Yilmaz (born 1973), American independent filmmaker, artist and publisher