Lavin

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Lavin

Where it 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.

proper noun Lavins · Laffin

A surname.

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"Lavin." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/lavin. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Lavin. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/lavin

Chicago

"Lavin." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/lavin.

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@misc{lavin_2026,
  title = {Lavin},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lavin},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}