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Lavin.

A surname.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name
  1. A surname.

Where this word comes from

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.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.