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Lavinia

Lavinia proper noun: the daughter of Latinus and wife of Aeneas.

Proper noun

Lavinia

  1. (Roman) The daughter of Latinus and wife of Aeneas.
  2. A female given name from Latin used since the 17th century. It was fairly popular in the 18th and 19th centuries, but rare today.

Origin of Lavinia

Latin Lavinia, of obscure meaning. Lavinium was a town in ancient Latium.

Words formed from Lavinia

Questions about Lavinia

What does Lavinia mean?
Lavinia means the daughter of Latinus and wife of Aeneas.
What part of speech is Lavinia?
Lavinia is a proper noun.

Words near Lavinia in the dictionary

  1. Lavines
  2. laving
  3. lavings
  4. Lavington
  5. Lavingtons
  6. Lavinia
  7. Lavins
  8. Lavinsky
  9. lavinskyite
  10. Laviolette
  11. Laviolettes

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