Comments for the name Lavinia

The usage of Lavinia is Spanish, English, Italian and Romanian (among other languages). In Portuguese this name is written Lavínia (with accent). Lavínia Vlasak (b. 1976) is a Brazilian model and actress.

Lavinia was actress Ava Gardner's middle name.

I think this name is very pretty. (It was the name of the mean girl in "A Little Princess").

This is also the name of Titus's daughter in Shakespeare's tragedy Titus Andronicus. She's a beautiful young maiden who gets raped by Tamora's sons and has her tongue and hands cut off so that she could neither speak the name of her ravagers nor point them out.

Lavinia Dickinson was the younger sister of Emily Dickinson.

Lavenia is another common American spelling of this name, and it means love or joy.

Lavinia is the most beautiful name ever. I adore it, it's literary, gorgeous, enchanting and stalwart.

Lavinia Fontana (1552 - 1614) was an Italian painter.

Gorgeous name with lots of history!

Lavinia is a beautiful, classic name that you never hear. I would love to meet a little girl named Lavinia.

I don't know if this is correct or not, but I pronouce Lavinia: LUH-VIN-YUH.

Literary: Lavinia is the name of the queen of Frandia in "The DeFord Chronicles, Part I."

I pronounce it LA-VIN-EE-A.

Lavinia could mean "purity" in Latin. It's a gorgeous name.

Famous bearer - Lavinia Nixon.

Lavinia Wilfer is Bella Wilfer's younger sister in "Our Mutual Friend" by Charles Dickens.

My taste in names being very classic, I love this name. I don't know why, but I always have trouble pronouncing it right. I know how to pronounce it, but I always end up saying Lava-nia!

Lavinia was the name of pretty much all the women in the Lyte family in the book Johnny Tremain.

I really love this name! Personally, I love the combo Isabella Lavinia, it sounds like a royal name.

Lavinia Fenton (1708-60) was an English actress who married well, becoming Duchess of Bolton.

Lady Lavinia Mary Strutt (1916-95) was an English baron's daughter; she became Duchess of Norfolk.

I quite like this name, it's classic and feminine but I prefer Livinia, with Liv as a nickname.

I love this name, it's an old family name for me. I would use it with the nickname Vina (another old family name for me!)

This name makes me think of lavender. It's such a pretty name.

I think this is a lovely name, and it's really a shame it's not used more often. It reminds me of a really decent and dignified person. :)

Lavinia is the name of a character in the HP Lovecraft story "The Dunwich Horror."

This is a really pretty name! It's unique, yet so elegant! Love it! (:

Lavinia Lyte is a snobbish and mean-spirited character in 'Johnny Tremain'.

Beautiful and sombre. Lavinia is an ancient wilted lily of a name. I think it's gorgeous, but I'd be hesitant to actually use it. Lavinia is old-fashioned, but not in a bad way. It makes me think of girls from another time. But I don't see how it couldn't work on a girl today. Her nickname could be Liv. I love Lavinia. It's a beautiful, classic, dignified name.

This beautiful name enjoyed some popularity in aristocratic circles in 18th century England owing to publication of the poem "Lavinia and Palemon" by James Thomson, a retelling of the biblical story of Ruth and Boaz.
I think the name deserves more attention today. It's glorious.

Lavinia is a gorgeous name that you don't hear often, so if you used it, your daughter wouldn't be Ava M. or Emily G. or Madison R. (those names being among the most popular today). I've always liked Lavinia, and the liking increased when I heard it in Shakespeare's "Titus Andronicus". Granted, Lavinia is a very tragic character in it, but that doesn't mar the beauty of the name. Rather, I feel it magnifies it. I also think Lavinia is possibly the most beautiful name Shakespeare used in his works (up there with Juliet, Viola, and Miranda).

Also Romanian. [noted -ed]

Another mythological name that I love! But unlike other myth names that I normally lean towards, Lavinia seems like it would be more usable or common in the real world. Nonetheless, I think it's a lovely name. :) Very classic and British sounding to me, and obviously beautiful.

Yes, indeed a princess name. Lavinia is a character from the animated tv show "Jane and the Dragon" who is the little princess of the castle. I love that show and I love this name.

You can pronounce this name as "lə-VIN-ee-ə" or "lə-VIN-yə", depending on your preference.

Forget Ophelia or Desdemona - Lavinia was Shakespeare's most tragic heroine. She was ravished (not ravaged!) by her father's enemies, mutilated (her hands and tongue were cut off so she could not speak or write the names of her attackers), and was finally euthanised by her grief-stricken father after enduring much suffering. However, Lavinia is usually played with great beauty, dignity, elegance and fortitude, making it an inspiring choice.

My name is Cristina Lavinia but I like to present myself as Lavinia.
In Italy some people that I meet pronounce it Lavigna, which means ''vineyard'' and this makes me smile all the time that happens to hear my calling like that.
The nickname is ''Lavi''. This nickname has another significance in Italian language and it means ''to wash'' heheh.
Anyway I love my name because it's particular, rare and it gives me the sense of something pure and sincere. And I love to see that a lot of people here, likes it too.

So beautiful and so unique. It reminds me of a girl with a genuine heart. I love the way Lavinia Juliette sounds. It's so poetic and so classic.

I don't really get the appeal of this name or why everyone loves it, no offense. It sounds like a ghetto name with the "La-" prefix, and it's not even that pretty either.

I think this name sounds really Southern. I don't know why.

Lavinia is the name Brad Townsend's lunatic wife in the Thoroughbred book series. She's pretty much the ultimate crazy rich girl.

Lavinia was the middle name of the iconic American actress, Ava Gardner.