Vivian name - Meaning of Vivian
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- Gender
- Masculine & Feminine
- Lucky Number
- 5
- Usage
- English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Latin
- Pronounced
- VIV-ee-ən (English)
- Vivian Meaning
- From the Latin name Vivianus which was derived from Latin vivus "alive". Saint Vivian was a French bishop who provided protection during the Visigoth invasion of the 5th century. It has been occasionally used as an English (masculine) name since the Middle Ages. In modern times it is also used as a feminine name, in which case it is either an Anglicized form of Bébinn or a variant of Vivien . Vivian originates in Latin language and means "full of life". Formerly, Vivian was used as a masculine given name but today is strictly feminine. It was the name of a 5th century French saint who protected France against the Visigothic invasion. It was also the name of a 4th century Roman martyr. As a feminine given name Vivian is fairly popular in the United States these days.
Vivian Related Names
Variants: Vivyan (English), Vivienne, Viviana, Viviane, Viviann, Vivianna, Vivianne, Viviene, Vivyana, Vivyann, Vivyanne, Vyviann, Vyvianne
Diminutives: Vivi (Swedish), Vivi (Norwegian), Vivi (Danish)
Other Languages: Viviane, Vivien (French), Bébhinn, Bébinn, Béibhinn, Bevin, Bébhionn (Irish), Bébinn (Irish Mythology), Vivianus (Late Roman), Vivien (Literature)
Vivian Celebrities
Vivian Blaine - actress, Vivian Campbell - guitarist, Vivian Crettol - artist, Vivian Gornick - writer, Vivian Lai - model, Vivian Leiber - writer, Vivian Stanshall - musician, Vivian Vance - actress,
