"Lavin" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Lavins [plural]
Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{der|en|ga|Ó Láimhín}} Irish Ó Láimhín, {{der|en|la|Lavinia}} Latin Lavinia, {{bor|en|es|Lavín}} Spanish Lavín Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Lavins}} Lavin (plural Lavins)
  1. A surname. Synonyms: Laffin

Inflected forms

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