What do you think? I am looooving this name recently and it was also my favourite name as a child and younger along with Clara (at the times!)
Until recently, when I started to meet a lot of child and (especially) teen Lavinias (it is in the top 60 of my country), so it is getting common, I think, and I am not sure if I would use it anymore.
What are some more particular alternatives of Lavinia? Anyways I am starting worrying less about the popularity because I think that even if it is so common I can use a nickname, like Liv or Vinny.
What are some middles from it (your style, my style or something that just goes)? I like both one and two middles, so give me what you like.
I would also like a more or less detailed vibe / feel check (I prefer descriptions and emojis, but do what you like!)
Thank you!
A resume if you donāt want to read all:
So, what it worries me (now a bit more less):
Popularity (Because I am not from the US, but I already have met 4 or 5 Lavinias this years, which is a lot for a country that is waaay relatively small to the US. I havenāt met so many even with some names from the top 10.)
Now does anyone know the meaning of Lavinia? I searched and it said it was uncertain.
Last thing: If an hypthotetical Little Lavinia grew up and went to another country, would you assume that she is from Italy / grew up there? Because someone told me the name sounds veeeeery Italian, which is not necessarily a bad thing, but just curious to ask.
The first time Iād heard of it was a year/year and a half ago now, on [name_f]Emily[/name_f] [name_m]Dickinson[/name_m] ās younger sister (How absolutely great is the name [name_f]Lavinia[/name_f] [name_m]Dickinson[/name_m], right!?). Itās such a fiery and soulful name. Reminds me of yellow calico, blueberry stains, and bouncy curls. A [name_f]Lavinia[/name_f], I imagine, would be someone with a knack for some obscure talent. Sheās very
Iād be beyond thrilled to meet a [name_f]Lavinia[/name_f]! [name_f]Liv[/name_f] and [name_u]Vinnie[/name_u] as nicknames are tearfully gorgeous. I love.
Perhaps some similar ones:
[name_f]Lavender[/name_f]
[name_f]Vienna[/name_f]
[name_f]Lilia[/name_f]
[name_f]Laverna[/name_f]
[name_f]Alvina[/name_f]
[name_f]Lila[/name_f]
[name_f]Lina[/name_f]
[name_f]Halina[/name_f]
Vidia
Ravonna
[name_f]Levity[/name_f]
[name_f]Liana[/name_f]
[name_f]Lydia[/name_f]
As far as I know, [name_f]Lavinia[/name_f] means āof Lavinium,ā as in the place of olde. [name_f]Lavinia[/name_f] is also a [name_m]Roman[/name_m] mythology character, so thereās likely some great stuff to parse there.
I would not assume a little [name_f]Lavinia[/name_f] was Italian. Again, my only reference is an American poetās sister, so I see this name as literary and 19th century US!
[name_f]Vienna[/name_f] I always liked the sound of this, but I kind of am too scared it would get teased because it is the name of a city and rarely used as an actual name, but I have heard it once as the middle/second name of a girl in my town, and I think it was super cool.
Ravonna would get misspelled as the city here, but I am saving [name_f]Lina[/name_f], [name_f]Lavender[/name_f] (but I always wrote it as Lavander, thanks for telling me the correct spelling). [name_f]Lydia[/name_f] is very sweet, but I think it does not go with my other names, but I will think about it! Thanks <33
Oh, had no idea. I always found myself that it was very British or a little more 1800 German, but some people told me it sounded very southern Italian. That is fun how peopleās perceptions often change.
Totally get this. Comparatively, in the US, city names are used so often. Jackson, Dallas, Austin ā¦perhaps not as often to use in Italy (Iād have no idea really), but I imagine on the whole children would be pretty ambivalent to a geographical name of a classmate. It would just be that classmateās name!
Plus, Vienna is a cool cool cool city. Teasing that name would be silly. Take that, childhood nags!
Not really, but a geographic name like Asia is very common, India is getting common but still niche, and cities like Adelaide, Manila are used, and there are geographic names like Tosca, that are rare, but they are considered very elegant names. It is just that Vienna is new and unheard as a name, and I am thinking if this might make her feel uncomfortable or somehow
I didnāt know Jackson and Austin were cities! Anyways, you are right, now the world is more open to names and accepting. I am starting to see multicultural names, rare mythological names, trasparent / word names and even some creative spellings (but nothing too difficult or exaggerate) in elementary schools.
Especially children. Someone else could be named Fox, Morwenna, Linus, Brynleigh, Vision, Jaxxon ā¦and, no matter, their friends wonāt think twice on their name.
Speaking from experience. Did I go to school with kids named Zephyr, Azucena, Rosamaria, Jimena, Lorcan, Siri, Mercedes, and Adamary? I did. And did I think ill of their names or know they werenāt mainstream? I did not!
[name_f]Azucena[/name_f] [name_f]Jimena[/name_f]! Welp Rosamaria feels like a very normal name for me, even grandma name here, but the other ones you listed of your classmates are soooooo cool. Adamary and [name_f]Mercedes[/name_f]. Also [name_f]Siri[/name_f] probably comes from [name_f]Sigrid[/name_f], and is a Scandinavian name.
[name_m]Jaxxon[/name_m] is kind of difficult for me to spell unless someone told me the spelling, but the others are not that awful at all, in fact [name_u]Vision[/name_u] is a very good word name, [name_m]Linus[/name_m] is very interesting and cool, [name_f]Morwenna[/name_f] has a great meaning, etc.
Thank you for the positivity. It helped me. I think that probably a [name_f]Vienna[/name_f] can stay very well in the world. [name_f]Vienna[/name_f] is my favourite city and I was very happy when I went there. It will honour that and also my love for classical music , chocolate, and my interest for the history of Kaiserin [name_f]Elisabeth[/name_f].
Lavinia is great! Feminine and sharp, veering towards frilly but not fussy, grand but rolls of the tongue in terms of flow/sound. Versatile nickname options too (Liv and Vinnie as you point out, but Iām also liking the idea of Nia, Lia, Lina, Lana, Via, Vivi)
Lavinia vibes: sharp but sweet and a name that has flair but in a quiet, not-in-your-face kind of way. In terms of imagery, Iām getting Victorian day dresses, shades of purple and lavender fields, or maybe, librarian vibes???
No, I wouldnāt. Possibly because Iāve mostly encountered the name in 19th century classic literature or historical fiction, so I wouldnāt assume she was necessarily Italian (unless she had a very Italian surname?) Maybe because it gives me the vibes of Sylvia/Sylvie which feels international
Lavinia to me is Victorian, wistfully walking through a formal garden, parasols and lace gloves, those absolutely huge floral displays in big vases you get in country houses, secret love letters, old novels and the scent of lavender.
The Roman Lavinia is the main character of an Ursula Le Guin novel, which is pretty cool!
On the other hand, as a Shakespearean nut, I cannot help but think of his Lavinia in Titus Andronicus who suffers possibly the most galling fate of any woman in his plays (or honestly, in all of literature - if anyone doesnāt know and wants to look it up please proceed with caution as itās very violent). Personally, that would make the name unusable for me but itās not a significant association for the vast majority of people.
I love love love [name_f]Lavinia[/name_f]!
Iāve never personally met one, but would be thrilled if I did.
The meaning Iāve seen is āfrom Laviniumā, and sheās the Kingās daughter in the Aeneid.
Personally, I wouldnāt assume a [name_f]Lavinia[/name_f] is of any nationality, as I could see it fitting anyone!!
Iāve just seen the name [name_f]Lovina[/name_f] and then after looking it up found it was a form of Laviniaā¦ so maybe it wouldnāt be as popular in your country?
ooo i have always loved lavinia because it is my middle name, my mum wanted it to be my first name but my dad said no, sometimes i wish it was my first name as it is very beautiful !!! i think any little girl called lavinia would be very lucky to have such a pretty name
Take that, childhood nags!
Especially children. Someone else could be named Fox, Morwenna, Linus, Brynleigh, Vision, Jaxxon ā¦and, no matter, their friends wonāt think twice on their name.
(loo-jin is how the one I know pronounces it)