Zev
[zɛv]Meaning
alternate transcription of Hebrew זְאֵב (Zeev), meaning "wolf"
Background Story
Zev is an alternate transcription of the Hebrew masculine given name זְאֵב, also spelled Zeev, and means "wolf". Its diminutive forms are Zevik and Ze'evik. Among Ashkenazi Jews the name is often paired with Benjamin, as in Binyamin Ze'ev, or with the Yiddish name Wolf, as in Zev Wolf.
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