Lavanya is an Indian feminine
given name
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of
Sanskrit
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origin in use in
India
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,
Bangladesh
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, parts of
Pakistan
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and
Nepal
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.
Notable people with this name include the following:
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Lavanya (actress)
Lavanya is an Indian actress who has appeared in Tamil films and serials. Lavanya is a child artist. Started acting from the age of 4. She rose to fame portraying supporting roles in Tamil films during the 1990s, before moving on to work in tele ...
(born 1979), Indian actress
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Lavanya Bhardwaj (born 1984), Indian actor and model
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Lavanya Nalli, Indian businesswoman
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Lavanya Rajamani
Lavanya Rajamani (born 1973) is an Indian lawyer, author and professor whose area of expertise is international climate change law, environmental law, and policy. She is currently a professor of International Environmental Law at the Faculty of La ...
(born 1973), Indian lawyer, author and professor
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Lavanya Sundararaman
Lavanya Sundararaman is a Carnatic musician. She received initial training from Poornapragya Rao, and went on to receive further training from her family of musicians.
Early life and family
Lavanya was born to Gayathri and Dr. R. Sundararaman. S ...
, Indian singer
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Lavanya Tripathi
Lavanya Tripathi Konidela (; born 15 December 1990) is an Indian actress who primarily works in Telugu cinema, and some Tamil films. Tripathi is a recipient of several accolades including nominations for two SIIMA Awards and one Filmfare Awar ...
(born 1990), Indian model, actress and dancer
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Lavanya Sehwag , Jat Princess, Hello Kitty Enthusiast and Josh Randhawa's wife.
See also
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LaTanya, given name
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Lavanda (disambiguation)
Lavanda (Italian "washing", Russian "lavender") may refer to:
*Lavanda (foot washing), as performed by Pius IX in the sala over the portico of St. Peter's
*Lavanda, Crimea (Лаванда), population 206 in the 2014 census
*Lavanda, a unit of the ...
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