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Lavinia

lah-VIN-ee-ah

Rare & Uncommon ✦ Vintage

✦ Meaning

“Woman of Rome; wife of Aeneas in Roman mythology, ancestress of the Roman people.”

Popularity Over Time

Lavinia US popularity rank over timeRank 7481 in 1997 to rank 527 in 1900. Lower rank numbers are more popular.#527#4004#74811900192019401960198020002024

Lavinia is not currently in the US top 1000.

Origin

LatinRoman

Syllables

4

Nicknames

LavvieVinnieNia

Style

GrandRomanticLiteraryVintage

Famous Bearers

  • Lavinia (Roman mythology)
  • Lavinia Fontana (Renaissance painter)

Collections

Literary Names → Mythological Names → Beautiful But Not Top 100 → Royal Names → Vintage Revival →

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Cross-Cultural Notes

Used in Italy and across Latin countries.

People Also Ask

Woman of Rome; wife of Aeneas in Roman mythology, ancestress of the Roman people.

Lavinia is not currently in the US top 1000, making it a genuinely rare choice. It's making a comeback as part of the vintage name wave.

Popular nicknames for Lavinia include Lavvie, Vinnie, Nia.

Names that pair beautifully with Lavinia include Cosima, Ottoline, Cressida, Araminta, Vivienne.