Gender Feminine
Pronounced Pron. /ˈvi.viʲ.ɛn/(Hungarian)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Used by Alfred Tennyson as the name of the Lady of the Lake in his Arthurian epic Idylls of the King (1859). Tennyson may have based it on Vivienne, but it possibly arose as a misreading of Ninian [1]. A famous bearer was British actress Vivien Leigh (1913-1967), who played Scarlett O'Hara in Gone with the Wind.

Related Names

Other Languages & CulturesVivian, Vivi(Danish) Vivian, Vivyan(English) Viviane(French) Vivian, Vivi(Norwegian) Vivian, Vivi(Swedish)
Same SpellingVivien 1

Popularity

People think this name is

classic   mature   formal   upper class   wholesome   delicate   refined   strange   serious  

Name Days

Hungary: December 2

Categories

Sources & References

  1. Withycombe, Elizabeth Gidley. The Oxford Dictionary of English Christian Names. Oxford, 1945, page 128.
Entry updated January 21, 2022