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I adore Lavinia! I don't think any nickname is inevitable if you enforce use of the full name or of a preferred nickname. Nevertheless, I find Vinnie quite cute.

I've only known one person named Lavinia. She's around 50 years of age. Every time I see her, I want to call her Olivia for some reason. :-) Can't say I like the name since the VIN sound is stressed and I really dislike Vin or Vinnie. As far as I know, this woman isn't called Vinnie. Then again, I've only known her professionally.

I think Lavinia is really pretty. It's on my list. I've always felt hesitant about ever actually using it because of the Vinnie nickname, but someone mentioned Liv as a nn recently and I like that or Livvie, as mentioned below.

I like Lavinia a lot and the antique feeling it has. But Vinnie completely ruins it. I don't think it's unavoidable, though- it wouldn't stop me from using it. I'd just correct people if they tried to nickname her.

I always have thought Lavinia was a sleazy, slimy, slick sort of name. And insubstantial at the same time.

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I don't think Vinnie is inevitable at all.

I never thought of Vinnie as a nn for Lavinia. It's a name I never really thought about having a nn. I like it, but then I like names with a history, especially if it's not common but still usable. I probably would have used Lav as the nn. I don't think Vinnie is inevitable, but now I'm kinda liking it, in case your little lady turns out to be a tomboy.

I like Lavinia! Ever since I found out I have an ancestor with that name, I've had a soft spot for it. I like how sharp and dark green it is.

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I'm not sure if Vinnie is inevitable...would it be better if it was spelled Vini? That seems a little less hoodlum. Or do you think people would just immediately assume it's Vinnie?

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I actually like the Vinnie potential; it gives Lavinia some teeth. And better Vinnie than Lav, I think!

It's rather pretty, but it doesn't excite me, there is something about it I dislike, but I can't put my finger on what it is. It is elegant, just nms. :)

I think it's really ugly and liver spotty. Vinnie is all boy to me, but I imagine on the right girl I could warm up to it. Vinnie is definitely not inevitable.

I said in a thread below that Olivia sounded pretty and elegant, but also cold and slithery. Lavinia sounds cold and slithery but not pretty or elegant. It's just ugly and hateful-sounding, if a name can be said to sound hateful. Lavinia beats her servants and wears puppy-skin capes like Cruella Deville.

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I don't know that Vinnie is inevitable as a nn, it's not like we have lots of Lavinias to go by. But it's awful anyway. It sounds like a Mafia boss.

I like the name, and I like the NN Vinnie. I think it's cute.

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Livvie would be cute, too.