Lavinia gens
The gens Lavinia was a minor family at ancient Rome. Origin. The nomen "Lavinius" could come from the ancient town of Lavinium, which was said to have been founded by Aeneas, and named for his wife, Lavinia, the daughter of Latinus. It could also be an alternate form of "Laevinius". However, the first recorded member was a colonial magistrate at Luceria at the end of the Pyrrhic War, so the gens possibly originated from this city.