|
Origin: |
Latin |
Meaning: |
Mother of the Romans |
|
|
|
Origin: |
Spanish |
Meaning: |
Mother of the Romans |
|
|
|
Pronunciation: |
(lah VIN ee ah) [Guide] |
|
|
Miscellaneous Info for Lavinia |
|
Used in: |
English speaking countries |
|
Additional info: |
In the "Aeneid", the Roman poet Virgil described how Aeneas killed a king at war for the hand of beautiful Lavinia, the princess of Latium. In Shakespeare's "Titus Andronicus", Lavinia is Titus' unfortunate daughter who is raped and has her hands and tongue cut off, until her father puts her out of her misery in the end. |
|
Popularity Rank of Lavinia | US top 1000 names since 1880 |
Popularity Rank |
Lavinia - Rankings by Year |
|
|
|
|
|
|
The name meaning of Lavinia and the name origin of Lavinia have been reviewed by our name experts.
|
