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Baby Name Lavinia |
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Meaning of Lavinia - What does the name Lavinia means? |
Pronunciation: |
lah-vin-ee-ah | |
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Girl Name |
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Mythology and Astrology |
Name Meaning: |
Derived from the Latin Latium (an ancient country of Italy in which Rome was situated). The name Lavinia (of Latium) was borne in Roman mythology by the daughter of Latinus, the king of Latium. It was prophesied that Lavinia would marry a foreigner, and a battle was fought between Aeneas, Turnus, and the Rutulians. Aeneas was the victor and wed Lavinia, who produced a son, lulus, the founder of the Roman race |
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