There are multiple origins and translations for the name Lavinia:
1. Romanian name, derivative of Lavender.
2. In Roman mythology Lavinia was the daughter of Latinus and Amata and the wife of Aeneas.
Lavinia, the only child of the king and "ripe for marriage", had been courted by many men in Ausonia who hoped to become the king of Latium. Turnus, ruler of the Rutuli, was the most likely of the suitors, having the favor of Queen Amata. king Latinus is later warned by the oracle Faunus that his daughter is not to marry a Latin.
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