Vivian is a very prominent first name for females (#184 out of 4276, Top 4%) and also a very prominent surname for both adults and children (#11070 out of 150436, Top 7%). (2000 U.S. Census). Presented below is the birth name popularity of Vivian for girls.
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English names generally consist of a given name, middle name and family name. Many English speaking countries have fairly flexible naming laws. This allows the multicultural families that live in these countries to merge the naming conventions of their faiths or previous nationalities with their current homeland.
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Vivian. Vivian /vi-vian/ [3 sylls.] as a girls' name (also used less widely as boys' name Vivian) is pronounced VIV-ee-en. It is of Latin origin, and the meaning of Vivian is lively. An ancient personal name; a saint's name. The name has been common only since the 19th century. In Malory's Morte d'Arthur, Vivien was the Lady of the Lake and also the enchantress of Merlin. Though not linguistically related, Vivian has been used as an English version of the Irish Gaelic name Bebhinn.
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They are often derivations of place names or trade names, or have their basis in history, mythology, religion or nature. They may also be created names. The popularity of hyphenated names is a unique feature of French given names.
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Vivienne. 3. (n.) one of the most beautiful names a girl can have. Because it ends with a gentle flow when you pronounce it, it has an elegant and graceful twist to the name. It is also special because Vivienne is not as common as other names.
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View the Vivian Name Popularity Page to see how the popularity trend for Vivian has changed since 1880, or to compare the popularity of Vivian to other names. Variants of the name Vivian include Vivianne, Vivyan. The names Bibine, Viivi, Vivien are all forms of Vivian. Vivian has the diminutive (nickname) Viviette. Vivian falls into the easy nickname name category.
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Vivian is generally used as a girl's name. It consists of 6 letters and 3 syllables and is pronounced Vi-vi-an. In the U.S. in 2014, it ranked 98 in baby name popularity for girls with 3040 occurrences. It ranked 13859 in popular baby names for boys with 5 occurrences.
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Vivienne is generally used as a girl's name. It consists of 8 letters and 2 syllables and is pronounced Vi-vienne. In the U.S. in 2014, it ranked 249 in baby name popularity for girls with 1289 occurrences. Less than 5 boys were given the name. View the Vivienne Name Popularity Page to see how the popularity trend for Vivienne has changed since 1880, or to compare the popularity of Vivienne to other names.
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French Meaning: The name Vivienne is a French baby name. In French the meaning of the name Vivienne is: Lively. Latin Meaning: The name Vivienne is a Latin baby name. In Latin the meaning of the name Vivienne is: Lively. American Meaning: The name Vivienne is an American baby name. In American the meaning of the name Vivienne is: Lively.
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Parents who name their girls Vivian have refined taste. It is more likely a name for the upper-class. Any girl with this name is very likely to be pretty with an amazing personality. The name has a sense of beauty with a drop of danger and adventure and fun to it. It is derived from the Latin meaning life. Adrienne is also a great name for a girl but Vivienne is exclusively used for girls.....aka Vivian/Vivien or other spellings.
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what does.the name vivienne mean
The name vivienne means lively. The meaning of the name Vivienne is lively.