Portuguese-based creole languages meaning "in" and/or "on", which would come from the Portuguese contraction "na" meaning "in the" (feminine singular). The Portuguese word for "creole" is "crioulo", which derives from the verb "criar" ("to raise", "to bring up") and a suffix "-oulo" of debated origin. Originally the word was used to distinguish the members of any ethnic group who were born and raised in the colonies from those who were born in their homeland. In Africa it was often applied to locally born people of (wholly or partly) Portuguese descent, as opposed to those born in Portugal; whereas in Brazil it was also
Levett may have different spelling the likes of Levett, Levet, Leavett, Leavitt, Livett, Livitt and others. As to its origin, or rather we can talk about etimology of the word, there are a lot of possible variants. It may be derived from Anglo-Norman, and later French word. The derivation is from the Anglo-Norman French word "levet", which in its turn is originated from "lou" or "leu", in the meaning of young wolf. And another possible origin can be tracked from numerous Norman names of locations with such name as "Livet". There are also two possible English origins, either developed from personal