Lavonna as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Lavonna

What is the meaning of the name Lavonna ?

The baby name Lavonna is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced luh-VON-uh (IPA: /ləˈvɒnə/ or /ləˈvɑːnə/).

Lavonna is in Origin.

Lavonna is a modern American feminine given name, generally viewed as a variant of LaVonne/Lavonne - an elaboration influenced by French Yvonne. Yvonne itself comes from the medieval French feminine form of Yvon, ultimately from the Germanic root Ivo, “yew,” the wood of traditional bows; by extension it evokes archery and steadfastness. In Lavonna, the La-/Le- prefixing and the -onna ending echo 20th‑century U.S. naming fashions.

The name saw modest use in the United States from the 1930s through the 1970s, with scattered earlier records, and remains rare today. Spellings and close variants include LaVonna, Lavona, LaVonne, Levonne, LeVonna, and Lavon; diminutives and nicknames include Vonna and Vonnie. Related forms are Yvonne, Ivonne, and Yvette. Meaning is typically taken from its Yvonne base: “yew,” sometimes poetically “archer,” symbolizing endurance and renewal. Common pronunciations are luh-VAHN-uh and lə-VAWN-ə.