Lavinia

Rhoda Lavinia Goodell (1839 – 1880), known as Lavinia Goodell, was an American attorney. She was the first woman licensed to practice law in Wisconsin and the first woman admitted to the Supreme Court of Wisconsin. In 1880, she also became the first to litigate (and win) an appeal to the Supreme Court of Wisconsin. She was a strong proponent of women's suffrage, abolition, temperance, and prison reform. She was also the first woman to run for city attorney.

Lavinia is one of the sisters in Frances Burney’s classic novel from the late 1700s, Camilla. She’s a very nice namesake.

Lavinia Swire is the name of a side character in Downton Abbey! She is Matthew Crawley's fiancee until she dies of the Spanish Flu. She was a redhead and a super sweet character, so I always associate this name with a sweet personality.

Lavinia is the name of a character in "Clockwork Angels: The Novel" by Kevin J. Anderson and Neil Peart.

Lavinia is a new character in the newest Trials Of Apollo book, The Tyrants Tomb. She has pink hair.

Lavinia is the name of a character in the show, Penny Dreadful.

I don't know if it counts as a famous bearer, but Lavinia is a famous (at least in Turkey) poem by Turkish poet Ozdemir Asaf.

Lavinia is a character in A Little Princess. She is the mean girl of the book.

Lavinia (Fisher) is also the name of a Hotel owner in Charleston SC during the 1800's who poisoned guests and was hanged. She is America's first female serial killer. It is reported that she still haunts the area. I can see why some feel this name has a southern ring to it. I still think this name is lovely and underused. A cute nickname could be Vinnie.

Lavinia Swire was a character on Downton Abbey. I love the name. Very pretty and reminds me of someone who is gentle and gracious.

British writer Lavinia Cohn-Sherbok.

There are actually two INfamous bearers of the name from the US- Lavinia Fisher and Lavinia Burnett. Both were murderers hanged for their crimes. Despite this, I absolutely love this name. I'm a big fan of Lovecraft's stories and like the association, even though it is a bit sinister also.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Famous bearer - Lavinia Nixon.

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

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

Lavinia Dickinson was the younger sister of Emily Dickinson.

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 was actress Ava Gardner's middle name.