I like girl names that sound really, really intelligent and powerful while still sounding feminine. [name_f]My[/name_f] three daughters are named [name_f]Miriam[/name_f], [name_f]Emeline[/name_f], and [name_f]Harriet[/name_f]. [name_f]Do[/name_f] you think [name_f]Lavinia[/name_f] is in that same mold or is it too floaty and soft? I can’t decide. (This is strictly out of curiosity as I’m not preggers, but [name_f]Lavinia[/name_f] is really growing on me lately.)
I like [name_f]Lavinia[/name_f], but I don’t think it sounds particularly intelligent. It’s a calm sort of name, but a frilly one. It has a bit of a damsel-in-distress, Commedia-lover kind of vibe, [name_f]IMO[/name_f]. I think it goes all right with [name_f]Emeline[/name_f], but not so much with [name_f]Miriam[/name_f] and [name_f]Harriet[/name_f]. Sibsets aren’t that big a deal, though–if you really like it, you could get away with it.
To me, [name_f]Lavinia[/name_f] is a rich girl who is spoiled by daddy and is sort of catty (I get this image from a girl with the name in a book I read, haha).
[name_f]Lavinia[/name_f] works well with [name_f]Emeline[/name_f], [name_f]Harriet[/name_f], and [name_f]Miriam[/name_f].
I love [name_f]Lavinia[/name_f] but I get more soft romantic vibes from it. I picture a princess locked away in a tower. Not necessarily “a scientist”. That being said, you could still have a smart young lady on your hands with the name “[name_f]Lavinia[/name_f]”.
I think the spoiled girl vibe comes from “A [name_m]Little[/name_m] [name_f]Princess[/name_f].” The same with Verruca in “[name_u]Charlie[/name_u] and the Chocolate Factory.” I like the sound of [name_f]Lavinia[/name_f] (it’s fun to say out loud). It just isn’t a very happy name to me. [name_f]Mariam[/name_f], [name_f]Emeline[/name_f] and [name_f]Harriet[/name_f] are great though. I would keep looking.
I would never use [name_f]Veruca[/name_f]. Not because it makes me think of a spoiled rich girl. But because it literally means wart. Who would name their child that? LOL.
I get the spoiled girl vibe from “A [name_m]Little[/name_m] [name_f]Princess[/name_f]” myself. But really, it does work with [name_f]Miriam[/name_f], [name_f]Emeline[/name_f] and [name_f]Harriet[/name_f]. When I think of it not in conjunction with the only place I’ve ever hear it, it does have a nice sound and vibe to it.
I read a book in which a [name_f]Lavinia[/name_f] was a very clever student - and that has stuck with me [name_m]Reading[/name_m] the book, [name_f]Lavinia[/name_f] and her sisters’ names really struck me - [name_f]Lavinia[/name_f], [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f], [name_f]Hermione[/name_f], [name_f]Gwendolen[/name_f] and [name_f]Priscilla[/name_f]. I love them all!
I absolutely adore [name_f]Harriet[/name_f], [name_f]Emeline[/name_f] and [name_f]Miriam[/name_f] - gorgeous. I feel that [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] or [name_f]Hermione[/name_f] would actually work in very well, too (and we all know that [name_f]Hermione[/name_f] is a ‘smart’ name without a shadow of doubt! ;))
I think of the mean snooty girl from “A [name_m]Little[/name_m] [name_f]Princess[/name_f]” too. I’m sure the association would fade if I met a girl named [name_f]Lavinia[/name_f] in real life, but right now that’s the only association I have for it.
I absolutely love [name_f]Lavinia[/name_f] and think it is perfect. It sounds great with your other daughters as well! Good luck! Also I think no matter the name, its the person that makes the name smart.
[name_f]Do[/name_f] you mean smart in the American sense of intelligence? Or the worldwide sense of well-put-together, neat? I personally think it sounds both.
I think [name_f]Lavinia[/name_f] is lovely, and goes beautifully with your other girls’. I think of The [name_m]Little[/name_m] [name_f]Princess[/name_f] character which is a nice association for me.
I automatically think of [name_f]Lavinia[/name_f] from Downton [name_u]Abbey[/name_u] and then I think of The [name_m]Little[/name_m] [name_f]Princess[/name_f]. I think of an articulate young woman, who is poised and graceful, very traditional. Smart is kind of a general term, I think that [name_f]Lavinia[/name_f] could definitely be smart, but like @Oliviasarah said the meaning is different depending on where you’re from. To Aussies and Brits, smart has a different meaning.
I agree with the first couple of posters…it’s a little more feminine than [name_f]Miriam[/name_f] and [name_f]Harriet[/name_f], but matches [name_f]Emeline[/name_f] very well,but all in all they still all suit each other well IMHO.
I definitely think a [name_f]Lavinia[/name_f] sounds well educated. I think it goes really well with your daughters’ names.
I thought it was professor McGonagall’s first name from [name_m]Harry[/name_m] [name_m]Potter[/name_m] but I looked it up and it is [name_f]Minerva[/name_f]. [name_f]Minerva[/name_f], [name_f]Letitia[/name_f] and [name_f]Lavinia[/name_f] all have that Latin charm that just naturally sounds smart.
I think [name_f]Lavinia[/name_f] is a lovely name that sounds smart too! But it’s funny I associate it with a lovely girl at school that’s smart too but that’s quite the tomboy so she really doesn’t fit the expectations people have when they hear [name_f]Lavinia[/name_f].
[name_m]Reading[/name_m] the book, [name_f]Lavinia[/name_f] and her sisters’ names really struck me - [name_f]Lavinia[/name_f], [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f], [name_f]Hermione[/name_f], [name_f]Gwendolen[/name_f] and [name_f]Priscilla[/name_f]. I love them all!