Name Crushing

I usually have crazy name crushes that I keep as guilty pleasures but I stumbled across one and I’m infatuated with it now.

[name]Lavinia[/name]

My only downside to the name is that it reminds me of the snobby girl from The [name]Little[/name] [name]Princess[/name]. If I recall correctly, I think she was a positive symbol in the Aeneid.

What do you think of the name? Is it too dusty?

[name]Lavinia[/name] is a bit dusty to me, due to my grandmother’s name being Levene, so it’s all in the same vein to me.

[name]Lavinia[/name] ia very beautiful though, I’d say go for it!

I don’t find it dusty at all. It kind of reminds me of [name]Olivia[/name], eit’s a nice alternative. Good choice!!

I know a girl named Levanya (a variant of [name]Lavinia[/name], I believe- might be [name]Asian[/name]/[name]Indian[/name], but I’m not sure), and people think it is made up. However, if you stick with the original spelling, it is a pretty, underused classic name that is due to a revival, with all the Olivias and Emmas and Ellas running around.

Very pretty, delicately old-fashioned, cute nickname options. Underused for sure. Seems like nearly the perfect choice to me.

I love [name]Lavinia[/name]! I think it’s gorgeous and I don’t find it dusty.

[name]Lavinia[/name] is soft, elegant, vintage and pretty! An added bonus: literary and mythological connections. [name]Love[/name] it!

This is pretty much what I was going to say. [name]Lavinia[/name] is gorgeous, and I agree that it would be a great alternative to [name]Olivia[/name]. The only thing is that the name Muggles don’t know about it yet. :wink:

Yeah, she’s the second wife of [name]Aeneas[/name]. I like the name very much.

[name]Lavinia[/name] is also a character in [name]Shakespeare[/name]'s [name]Titus[/name] Andronicus, she’s raped and has her tongue cut out… but she’s still pretty cool.

More recently, she was a good, sweet character on Downton [name]Abbey[/name]. She’s not without her own tragedy, but it’s nothing gruesome :wink:

Darn it! I knew I was missing something.

I especially love the name because it looks so pretty written in cursive, which is kind of a deal breaker for me. I don’t like names that are awkward looking when written in cursive.

Reminds me of [name]Ava[/name] [name]Gardner[/name] whose middle name was [name]Lavinia[/name] :smiley:
I like it, but would absolutely hate the nickname [name]Vinnie[/name].

http://www.amazon.com/Am-Lavina-Cumming-American-Historical/dp/1571316558/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1354888120&sr=8-1&keywords=i+am+lavinia

She’s also a spunky character growing up in [name]Arizona[/name] who moves to SF at the turn of the century to “learn to be a lady,” and learns a lot more about courage and kindness.

But I do think it’s kinda dusty =P

In my particular region of the South, [name]Lavinia[/name] is a fairly common name in old-money families. I know quite a few elderly socialites named [name]Lavinia[/name]. They are the ladies who run the debutant balls and oversee cotillion and play mahjong with the girls at the country club. Find the society pages of a local newspaper or city magazine for [name]Savannah[/name], Birmingham, Biloxi, etc., and you’ll surely spot a few Lavinias on its pages.

But that doesn’t mean the name is dusty - I love it! And the fact that it has a bit of Old South charm makes it even better, to me.

The only reason Im not a fan is because of who [name]Lavinia[/name] was in [name]Titus[/name] Andronicus.

“In the play, [name]Lavinia[/name] is raped and mutilated by [name]Demetrius[/name] and Chiron, who cut off her tongue and hands so she can’t name them as her attackers (verbally or in writing). But long before [name]Lavinia[/name]'s literal rape in the woods, she’s at the center of a metaphorical “rape” that clues us in to her powerlessness as a young woman in [name]Rome[/name].”

I love [name]Lavinia[/name]. It seems very modern to me, with the rising -ia ending and even a possible [name]Liv[/name]/[name]Livvie[/name] nn if she wanted to blend in more.

I love Lavivia!

[name]Lavinia[/name] seemed to be a favorite of [name]Ray[/name] [name]Bradbury[/name]'s as there are several (at least two of that I can think of off hand).

I really like [name]Lavinia[/name]. I have had a name crush on it for most of my life. I first heard it when I was a toddler from a book called “[name]Lavinia[/name] [name]Bat[/name]”-- [name]Lavinia[/name] is the mother bat who teachers her baby bat how to move and hunt at night.

Ok, I’m glad I’m not the only one! My husband’s name starts with a D, which I’m terrible at writing in cursive. It makes me oddly crazy.

That being said, I think [name]Lavinia[/name] is lovely! It was on my list until I got an emphatic “NO” from my husband. I think it’s so sweet and delicate, but he thinks it’s matronly.