Opinions on Lavinia

[oliveisabella1]

Really stuck for names - we already have a Seraphina - does Lavinia go? What does it make you think of? All I can find on the internet are negative literary etc connotations, but in real life will anyone actually think of them? Thinking there are lots of interesting potential nicknames, and it's unusual enough to be on a level with Seraphina- but is there a good reason for that? Help please!!

[HoratioNightboy]

Makes me think of the Scottish author Lavinia Derwent. I liked her and I like the name.

Lavvy might come up as a nn though.

[Sophronia]

Lavinia is a lovely name

[Queenbean]

It's lovely

For a plump, posh 50-something farmer's wife who accessorises with Cath Kidson

May be a good time to reclaim it!

[TheLegendOfBeans]

Yes it's a lovely name but oooooooh, you know that the shortened version will be "Lav" - NOT COOL.

[HappyCamel]

Love Lavinia, classic and underused name.

[Pluto30]

Lavatory is all that comes to mind.

I don't like it at all.

[My2centsworth]

No sorry I don't like it.

[SittingDrinkingTea]

It's kind of the opposite of the currently fashionable cutesy names, which suit toddlers but not adults. It's a very 'big' name for a little girl, but a great name to grow into.

[DramaAlpaca]

I think Seraphina is an absolutely beautiful name.

The full name Lavinia is pretty, but the inevitable abbreviation to Lav or Lavvy would not be good.

Suggestions for similar types of names:

Valentina
Clementine
Evangeline
Persephone

[BikeRunSki]

Does anybody actually use the word "lavatory" anymore?

[Pluto30]

Bike No, but that doesn't mean that people don't still KNOW the word.

[Whyisitsodifficult]

I knew a little girl called Lavinia who was just the most precocious and precious brat I have ever met! Mind you maybe down to her mum with her "no darling don't do that" whilst said child did the exact opposite!

[PaperdollCartoon]

I quite like it, unusual but not silly and made up. I'd think you could shorten it to Vinnie as well if you were so inclined.

[TheLegendOfBeans]

BikeRun having worked with a brace of cheeky cockney city boys gits I can confirm that "lav" is still in extensive use.

As is "slash" and "wazz"

[emmeline7725]

I knew a Lavinia once. She was awful in so many ways that the name is tarnished for me. She did, however, get called Lin by some family members so that's an alternative if you want to avoid Lav.

[oliveisabella1]

Ahh yes I can see Lav/Lavvy might be a problem, I was thinking nicknames more like Vivi, Liv, Vinnie, Vina, Vinia even Vita - but maybe I'm being too optimistic- I don't want her to completely hate it.

[RosaliesGinBottle]

I know one little girl with the name, and it does work. Unusual but not out there.

[Vegangelist]

It's not a patch on Seraphina which I absolutely love.
Evangeline would be a perfect sibset.

Other ideas:
Mirabelle
Delphine
Angelica/Angelique
Celestine (ok, I really do like Angel names!)
Genevieve (can give you your Vivi nn)
Aurora
Felicity
Verity

[OhtoblazeswithElvira]

Ooh wasn't the Lead Nasty Girl in The Little Princess called Lavinia?? Can't get over that I'm afraid.

[MrsNuckyThompson]

Sorry, don't like it.

[bluebump]

My DS goes to school with a Lavinia, I like it.

[MidnightVelvetthe7th]

I like Lavinia. I also like Vivienne & Genevieve

[rainbow99]

I really like it and think it goes nicely with Seraphina. I would use Liv/Livvy as a nn

[Tarttlet]

I really like it - it's not too fussy.