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 [ 3 syll. la-vi-nia, lav-in-ia ] The girl name Lavinia is pronounced LahVIHNYah KEY. Lavinia is of Latin origin, and it is used mainly in the English, German, and Italian languages. The first name is from the name of the ancient city of Lavinium in Rome. According to Roman mythology, the Trojan hero Aeneas named the city after his wife, Lavinia, but it is most likely that the character was invented to explain the place name. The first name has been used by aristocrats from the Middle Ages, and it saw a revival among English speakers in the 18th century. Variations of the name include the English names Lavin, Lavina, Lavine, Levina, Louvenia, Lovina, and Luvenia. Other forms of Lavinia include the pet forms Vinia (English) and Vinnie (English), and the variant spelling Lavenia (English). See also the related form, the English Davinia. Lavinia is rare as a baby name for girls. In 1900, 0.013% of baby girls were given the name Lavinia. It ranked at #528 then. The baby name has since markedly declined in popularity, and is of only irregular use now. Out of all girl names in its group, Lavinia was nonetheless the most commonly used in 2008. Baby names that sound like Lavinia include the English Lavanna, the English Lavina, the English Lavine, the English Lavona, the English Lavone, the English Levana, the name Levani, the English Levina, the Hebrew Levona, the English Livana, the Dutch Livina, the Hebrew Livona, the English Lovina, the Spanish Lupina, the English Lavenia, the English Lavin, the English Lavonne, the English Louvenia, the Arabic Lubna, and the English Luvenia. KEY: Pronunciation for Lavinia: L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; V as in "vee (V.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; Y as in "yield (Y.IY.L.D)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"   |
