Vivienne
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| Vivienne | |
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 One of the names for the Lady of the Lake in Arthurian legend is Viviane. |
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| Pronunciation | /vɪviˈɛn/ viv-ee-EN /ˈvɪviən/ VIV-ee-ən |
| Gender | female / male |
| Origin | |
| Word/Name | Latin |
| Meaning | "alive" |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Bibiana, Vivian, Viviane, Vivien |
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Vivienne is a common female first name derived from the Latin vivus, meaning "alive." A common alternate spelling is Vivian, which at one time was used mainly for males but is now also commonly used for females. Saint Vivian was a fifth century French saint and bishop who defended his country against the invasion of the Visigoths.[1]
The spelling Vivienne has not ranked on the list of most popular names in the United States in recent years, but the spelling Vivian was the 210th most popular name for girls born in the United States in 2007.[2] Vivienne is one name given for the Lady of the Lake in Arthurian legend.
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[edit] Female variants
- Bébhinn (Irish)
- Bébhionn (Irish)
- Bébinn (Irish)
- Béibhinn (Irish)
- Bevin (Irish)
- Bibiana (Galician), (Italian), (Spanish)
- Vianne (English)
- Viivi (Finnish)
- Vivian (English), (Estonian)
- Viviana (Galician), (Italian), (Spanish)
- Vivianna (Spanish), (Galician), (Italian),
- Viviane (Portuguese)
- Vivianne (French)
- Vivien (English)
- Viviette (English)
- Vivyan (English)
- Vivienne (Latin)
[edit] People with the name Vivienne
- Vivienne Boyd, New Zealand politician
- Vivienne Chandler, French actress and photographer
- Vivienne de Watteville, United Kingdom author
- Vivienne Dick, Irish filmmaker
- Vivienne Garrett, Australian actor
- Vivienne Goonewardena, Sri Lankan politician
- Vivienne Johnson, English actress
- Vivienne Poy, Canadian politician
- Vivienne Segal, American actress
- Vivienne Spence, Jamaican track and field athlete
- Vivienne Tam, Hong Kong fashion designer
- Vivienne Westwood, English fashion designer
[edit] Well-known people with the name Vivian
- Vivian Balakrishnan (born 1961), Singaporean politician
- Vivian Blake (1956–2010), Jamaican criminal
- Vivian Campbell (born 1962), Northern Irish heavy metal guitarist
- Vivian Chow (born 1967), Hong Kong singer and actress
- Vivian Dandridge (1921–1991), American actress
- Vivian Green (born 1980), American R&B singer
- Vivian Harris (born 1978), Guyanese boxer
- Vivian Hsu (born 1975), Taiwanese singer, actress and model
- Vivian Joseph (born 1948), American figure skater
- Vivian Richards (born 1952), Antiguan cricketer and sports commentator known as Viv
- Vivian Stanshall (1943–1995), English comedic musician
- Vivian Vance (1909–1979), American actress
- Saint Vivian, known as Saint Bibiana (fl. 4th century), Roman martyr
[edit] Well-known people with spelling variants
- Vivien Leigh, born Vivian Mary Hartley, (1913–1967), English Academy Award-winning actress
- Vyvyan Holland, born Vyvyan Oscar Beresford Wilde, (1886–1967) English author/translator, second son of Oscar Wilde and Constance Lloyd
[edit] Fictional
- Vivian Alamain Kiriakis, a character on the American soap opera Days of our Lives
- Vivien Harmon, one of the main characters in the American TV show, American Horror Story
- Vivian Volkoff, daughter of the main antagonist of Chuck's season four.
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