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Lavin

Lavin proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Lavin (plural Lavins)

  1. A surname.

Forms of Lavin

pluralLavins
alternative formLaffin

Origin of Lavin

Various origins: * A reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Láimhín, variant of Ó Flaithimhín (“descendant of Flaithimín”), a personal name derived from a diminutive of flaith (“ruler”). * English metronymic surname from the medieval female given name Lavina, from Latin Lavinia. * Borrowed from Spanish Lavín, a habitational surname from a place near Santander. * Respelling of Lavigne.

Questions about Lavin

What does Lavin mean?
Lavin means a surname.
What part of speech is Lavin?
Lavin is a proper noun.

Words near Lavin in the dictionary

  1. LaVeys
  2. Lavezares
  3. lavic
  4. lavies
  5. Lavigne
  6. Lavin
  7. Lavine
  8. Lavines
  9. laving
  10. lavings
  11. Lavington

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