Lavin

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.