LaVonne explained

LaVonne (also seen as Lavonne or LaVonna) is a name, mostly used as a feminine name in the United States, though variants like Lavon and LaVaughn are used more broadly.^[1] American First Lady Michelle Obama's middle name is LaVaughn; it was her paternal grandmother's first name.^[2] Other notable bearers of the name include:

People

• Lavonne J. Adams, American poet
• La Vaughn Belle (born 1974), Caribbean-American artist
• LaVonne Bergstrom (1928–2001), American otolaryngologist
• A. Lavonne Brown Ruoff (born 1930), American writer
• LaVonne Griffin-Valade (born 1950s), American politician
• LaVonne Idlette (born 1985), American athlete
• LaVaughn Macon (born 1987), American football player
• LaVonna Martin (born 1966), American athlete
• LaVaughn Robinson (1927–2008), American choreographer
• LaVonne Salleé (born 1946), American artist
• Mélange Lavonne, American rapper

Other uses

• 1401 Lavonne, a minor planet, named for the granddaughter of astronomer Maud Worcester Makemson
• LaVaughn, a teenaged girl character in Make Lemonade (1993), a novel by Virginia Euwer Wolff

See also

• Levon (name)
• LaVon (given name)

Notes and References

1. Book: Lansky, Bruce . 100,000 + Baby Names: The most helpful, complete, & up-to-date name book . 2015-09-01 . Hachette Books . 978-1-4391-8357-1 . en.
2. Web site: 2014-12-23 . First Lady Michelle Obama . 2023-11-30 . whitehouse.gov . en.