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The baby name Lavinia is a Female name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced /ləˈvɪniə/ (luh-VIN-ee-uh); Italian: /laˈviːnja/ (lah-VEE-nya).

Lavinia is Latin in Origin.

Gender: Female
Syllables: 4.0
Origin: Latin
Pronunciation: /ləˈvɪniə/ (luh-VIN-ee-uh); Italian: /laˈviːnja/ (lah-VEE-nya)

What is the meaning of the name Lavinia ?

The baby name Lavinia is a Female name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced /ləˈvɪniə/ (luh-VIN-ee-uh); Italian: /laˈviːnja/ (lah-VEE-nya).

Lavinia is Latin in Origin.

Lavinia is a classical Latin name borne by the daughter of King Latinus in Virgil’s Aeneid, the wife of Aeneas and namesake of the ancient town Lavinium. Its etymology is uncertain - likely toponymic (“woman of Lavinium”); folk links to Latin lavare “to wash” are unproven. Through the myth, the name is associated with the peaceful union that founded the Roman line, giving it overtones of legacy and renewal rather than a fixed lexical meaning.

In Europe the name circulated from Renaissance humanism onward, appearing in England with Shakespeare’s tragic Lavinia in Titus Andronicus and enjoying genteel use in the 18th–19th centuries. It remains familiar in Italy and Romania, and has seen modern revivals in the Anglophone world. Variants and diminutives include Lavínia (Portuguese/Catalan), Lavina, Lavenia, and nicknames Vina, Vinnie, Nia, Lavi, and Ina.

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Lavinia – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
Ireland Girls 2024 #1 911
Germany Girls 2014 #1 434
NA 0 #33 1 2,537
IT Girls 2024 #36 944 47
NA Girls 0 #49 246 7,146
MO 0 #51 2 2,706
LU 0 #66 1 2,830
AO 0 #77 1 2,729
CN 0 #86 1 3,857
MD Girls 0 #88 5 865
ID Girls 0 #102 1 3,319
QA 0 #103 4 7,011
TW 0 #103 1 4,523
CY Girls 0 #111 11 3,755
BN Girls 0 #113 2 5,459
Switzerland Girls 2024 #120 16 1,786
OM 0 #121 1 6,215
GR 0 #135 1 3,911
MT Girls 0 #150 4 3,773
CR 0 #164 2 5,526
PR Girls 0 #165 3 3,171
Sweden Girls 2021 #181 3 1,666
AE 0 #186 2 10,220
LU Girls 0 #187 4 4,850
DK 0 #206 1 5,198
AO Girls 0 #215 3 4,575
HU Girls 0 #223 3 3,308
GR Girls 0 #225 18 6,293
JP Girls 0 #246 6 6,592
AO Boys 0 #249 1 5,568
NA Boys 0 #250 4 6,830
PT 0 #250 1 4,161
MO Girls 0 #259 5 7,056
Canada Girls 2024 #270 16 2,795
SG 0 #276 7 11,010
JM Girls 0 #277 2 7,507
TW Girls 0 #283 7 8,139
IT Girls 0 #287 5,303 9,415
HR Girls 0 #293 2 3,687
JM Boys 0 #293 1 6,876
SA 0 #312 1 10,560
DK Girls 0 #323 7 7,429
PE 0 #329 1 6,350
GH Girls 0 #337 1 6,973
QA Girls 0 #338 6 15,378
CN Girls 0 #340 10 8,829
CZ Girls 0 #349 3 5,378
MY 0 #353 2 12,352
HK 0 #355 3 8,483
BR 0 #356 5 5,969
IT 0 #358 499 4,183
MU Girls 0 #358 5 8,539
SD Girls 0 #358 1 7,678
PL Girls 0 #362 3 5,096
Austria Girls 0 #373 48 1,885
PH Girls 0 #377 14 13,098
NL 0 #382 10 2,481
France Girls 2021 #390 16 3,185
BO 0 #408 1 6,868
EG 0 #412 1 6,387
OM Girls 0 #419 6 15,987
Germany 0 #421 17 2,542
PT Girls 0 #423 29 7,952
CL 0 #432 3 6,867
Spain 0 #440 13 2,326
MX 0 #445 1 8,339
ZA 0 #469 6 14,421
CO 0 #510 1 7,768
PA Girls 0 #512 7 9,861
CR Girls 0 #519 14 11,342
RU Girls 0 #522 2 11,913
IQ Girls 0 #525 1 11,303
AE Girls 0 #535 19 20,968
UY Girls 0 #536 1 6,731
IR Girls 0 #543 3 8,334
PS Girls 0 #547 1 10,981
CM Girls 0 #557 4 11,671
SG Girls 0 #557 30 18,916
KW Girls 0 #558 4 19,177
PS Boys 0 #561 1 10,655
BH 0 #585 3 17,937
HK Girls 0 #591 25 16,104
BO Girls 0 #594 18 9,488
BR Girls 0 #625 342 12,708
AR Girls 0 #629 2 8,289
IL Girls 0 #642 4 11,648
IN Girls 0 #652 3 13,121
Spain Girls 0 #683 316 5,561
Germany Girls 0 #689 151 4,949
LB 0 #690 1 13,263
Finland Girls 2026 #718 21 3,895
SY 0 #766 2 11,684
BR Boys 0 #780 6 12,213
CL Girls 0 #790 62 14,098
KW Boys 0 #806 1 18,755
NG Girls 0 #825 2 15,093
United States Girls 2024 #828 89 8,487
NL Girls 0 #849 107 5,933
TN 0 #865 1 13,765
EG Girls 0 #917 43 14,742
EG Boys 0 #922 4 15,035
SA Girls 0 #925 11 25,931
PE Girls 0 #930 14 14,861
MY Girls 0 #950 45 24,821
IN Boys 0 #1,039 1 16,750
ZA Girls 0 #1,047 95 25,928
CO Girls 0 #1,061 18 16,140
MX Girls 0 #1,168 16 17,781
TR 0 #1,179 33 19,440
MY Boys 0 #1,181 2 25,439
MA 0 #1,195 5 20,986
DZ 0 #1,233 2 20,130
ZA Boys 0 #1,270 3 25,619
IT Boys 0 #1,432 40 10,046

Lavinia is popular in 71 countries — most recent births per country:

France
Ireland
Switzerland
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People also ask about Lavinia

Lavinia is predominantly a girl's name.
Lavinia is a 4 syllable name, pronounced /ləˈvɪniə/ (luh-VIN-ee-uh); Italian: /laˈviːnja/ (lah-VEE-nya).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Lavínia (Portuguese), Lavinie (French), Lavina (alternate spelling), Livinia (variant) and Lavinija (Slavic/Lithuanian form).
Yes, very popular — Lavinia ranked #1 in Ireland in 2024, and appears in official birth registries across 11 countries.
Lavinia ranks highest in Ireland (#1 in 2024).
Lavinia's popularity is holding steady. It moved from #1 in 2014 to #1 in 2024 in Ireland.