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Vivian
Say it: VIV-ee-un
Meaning
From Latin Vivianus, from vivus 'alive'.
Likelythe main view, with some doubt.
A man's name in medieval England and France; later mostly a woman's name through the Arthurian Vivien.
Its wave through time
A revival, back after decades away
In the United States
- 216,046 babies given this name since 1880
- At its height in 1911, about 1 in 345 girls
- 2,680 babies in 2020
Through the ages
- The High and Late Middle Ages1100 to 1450
- Victorian and Belle Époque1837 to 1914
- The Modern Age1880 to today
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Vyvyan, Vivien
| Latin | Vivianus |
|---|---|
| French | Vivien |
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Where this comes from
- Medieval European charters and records
- The medieval Arthurian romances
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.