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Lavinia - name meaning, origin|
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The girl's name Lavinia \l(a)-vi-nia\ is pronounced la-vee-NEE-ah. It is of Latin origin. The name of the legendary mother of the Roman people. Her name may possibly be derived from Lavinium, the name of an Etruscan city more ancient than Rome. Classical name revived in the Renaissance, and again used in the 18th century.
Lavinia has 17 variant forms: Lavena, Lavenia, Lavina, Lavinie, Levenia, Levina, Levinia, Livinia, Louvenia, Louvinia, Lovina, Lovinia, Luvena, Luvenia, Luvina, Luvinia and Vinnie.
For more information, see also related names Vina and Vinia.
Baby names that sound like Lavinia are Lavonna, Levania and Lavanna.
Lavinia is a very common first name for women (#2050 out of 4276) but an uncommon last name for both men and women. (1990 U.S. Census)
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