Lavin

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proper noun

A surname.

OriginIrish Ó Láimhín ← Latin Lavinia ← Spanish Lavín →
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Meanings

proper nounLavin (plural Lavins)

plural Lavins · alternative Laffin

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. SpanishLavín
  2. LatinLavinia
  3. IrishÓ Láimhín
  4. EnglishLavin

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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APA

Lavin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lavin

MLA

“Lavin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lavin. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Lavin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lavin.

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