# Lavin

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #65,255

## Definitions
1. A surname.

## 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.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/lavin