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Lavita
How to Pronounce Lavita
Pronounced luh-VEE-tuh /lΙΛviΛ.tΙ/Medium
Meaning: Lavita joins the fashionable La- prefix to the Latin root vita, 'life' (also heard in the short form Vita and in Spanish 'la vida', 'the life').Low
Popularity in the U.S. Β· SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880βpresent). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Lavita pairs the ornamental La- prefix, popular in mid-century American naming, with vita, Latin for 'life' β the same root behind the name Vita and the Spanish phrase la vida, 'the life'.
It was a modest choice of the mid-twentieth century, only a few dozen girls a year around its 1981 peak, and never widespread. It reads as an upbeat, meaning-forward name of its era rather than an inherited classic.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Lavita mean?
Lavita elaborates the Latin 'vita', meaning 'life', with the La- prefix.
How do you pronounce Lavita?
It's said luh-VEE-tuh /lΙΛviΛ.tΙ/ β three syllables, stress on the second.
Is Lavita a boy or girl name?
Lavita is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Lavita?
Lavita is a rare, mid-century American name never in wide use.