Lavigne (french: la vigne) is a French surname meaning literally "the
vine
A vine (Latin ''vīnea'' "grapevine", "vineyard", from ''vīnum'' "wine") is any plant with a growth habit of trailing or scandent (that is, climbing) stems, lianas or runners. The word ''vine'' can also refer to such stems or runners themsel ...
" or "the
vineyard
A vineyard (; also ) is a plantation of grape-bearing vines, grown mainly for winemaking, but also raisins, table grapes and non-alcoholic grape juice. The science, practice and study of vineyard production is known as viticulture. Vineya ...
". Notable people with the surname include:
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Antoine Joseph Lavigne (1816–1886), French oboist
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Ariane Lavigne, Canadian snowboarder
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Avril Lavigne, Canadian Grammy Award–nominated rock singer
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Brad Lavigne
Brad Lavigne is a Canadian political and corporate communications strategist.
In the 2015 federal general election, Lavigne was a Senior Campaign Advisor to the New Democratic Party of Canada.
Prior to this role, Brad was a Vice President with H ...
, director of research for the federal New Democratic Party
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Charles Lavigne
Bishop Charles Lavigne, S.J. was a Roman Catholic Latin Rite bishop from France who was appointed as the first Vicar Apostolic in the Syro-Malabar Catholic Vicariate of Kottayam on 20 May 1887. After shifting the seat of Kottayam Vicariate to ...
, Roman Catholic bishop
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J. Conrad Lavigne J. Conrad Lavigne, CM, O.Ont (November 2, 1916 – April 16, 2003) was a pioneering Canadian media proprietor.
Born in Chénéville, Quebec, Lavigne was raised in Cochrane, Ontario. He joined the Canadian Forces in 1942 and fought in World War ...
, Canadian media proprietor
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Grant Lavigne (born 1999), American baseball player
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Jenny Lavigne
Jenny may refer to:
* Jenny (given name), a popular feminine name and list of real and fictional people
* Jenny (surname), a family name
Animals
* Jenny (donkey), a female donkey
* Jenny (gorilla), the oldest gorilla in captivity at the time of ...
, Canadian ice hockey player
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Laurent Lavigne
Laurent Lavigne (10 August 1935 in Montreal, Quebec – 3 August 2017) was a member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1993 to 1997. His career has been in teaching and agriculture.
He was elected in the Beauharnois—Salaberry electoral d ...
, member of the Canadian House of Commons
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Raymond Lavigne
Raymond Lavigne (born November 16, 1945) is a former Canadian senator and businessman, and a former Member of Parliament (MP).
Career
Lavigne first ran as a Liberal candidate for the House of Commons of Canada in the Quebec riding of Verd ...
, Canadian Senator
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Steve Lavigne, American comic book illustrator
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Steven Michael Lavigne, Canadian musician.
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Valentin Lavigne, French association football player
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Yanna Lavigne, Brazilian actress
{{surname, Lavigne
French-language surnames