Lavinia
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Origin of the name Lavinia:
Borne in Roman mythology by the daughter of King Latinus. She was the last wife of Aeneas and was considered to be the mother of the Roman people. The name is a feminine form of Latinus (from Latium, the area surrounding and including ancient Rome).
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Liv, Vin, Vinnie, Livy
Viney was the usual nickname in the 19th century
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Lavinia Fontana, 15th century Italian painter.
Lavinia Dickinson - sister of poet Emily, who credited her for giving her encouragement and opportunity for her writing- Lavinia in song, story & screen: | Edit
Lavinia, an antagonist in the book and film "A Little Princess"
Lavinia, character in "Theories of Rain," short story by Andrea Barrett
Lavinia, title-character of the book by Ursula Le Guin
Lavinia, the unfortunate daughter of Titus Andronicus in the Shakespeare play, "Titus Andronicus."
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