Vivien

Vivien or Vivian is a female or male given name .

Origin and meaning

The name originally comes from Latin ( vivus ) and means something like "lively" or "cheerful". But it is also called “Die / Der Siegende” or “Die / der Schöne”.

There is also the possibility that the name comes from the Roman . There this was a male name ( Vivianus , female form: Vivian ).

In Arthurian legend , the lady wearing the lake its name, the Arthurian the later Excalibur handed -Sword.

The Holy Vivian (5th c.) Was protecting a Frankish bishop who people during the Visigoth invasion in the 5th century.

distribution

The name is common in England and France , but is already a common name in German-speaking countries.

variants

Feminine forms:

International forms of the name are: Vivien , Viviane ( German ), Vivian, Vivien, Vivi-ann ( English ), Viviana ( Italian ), Vivienne ( English , French [ viˈvjɛn ]), Bibiana ( Spanish ), Viviejen ( Scandinavian ), Viivi ( Finnish , Estonian ), Viveka ( Swedish )

Modified forms: Bibiane, Bibina, Bibine, Vibiana, Vibiane, Viv, Viveca, Vivi, Viviann, Vivica, Vivie, Viviene, Vivienn, Vivika, Vivyen, Vyvyan, Wivina, Wivienne, Wiwine, Viviam

Male forms: Vivian , Vivianus , Viviano , Vivienno, Vivien ( French )

name day

The name day of the saint and martyr Bibiana is on December 2 ( Bibiana - form of Vivien)

Name bearer

This list contains the names of well-known people who bear or have used this name.

First name

Vivi Bach (1939–2013), Danish singer, actress, television presenter and writer
Vivien Beil (* 1995), German soccer player
Vivien Brisse (* 1988), French racing cyclist
Vivien Cardone (* 1993), American actress
Vivien Carey , British film producer
Vivien S. Crea (* 1952), flag officer of the United States Coast Guard
Vivien Jobé (* 1988), Swiss politician
Vivien Kussatz (* 1972), German sailor
Vivien Leigh (1913–1967), British film and stage actress
Vivien Marx , German-American science journalist
Vivien Merchant (1929–1982), British actress
Vivien Stern, Baroness Stern (* 1941), British politician
Vivien Thomas (1910–1985), African-American medic
Vivien Wagner (* 1997), German soccer player
Vivien Weiß-Drumm (* 1992), German volleyball player
Vivien Wulf (* 1994), German actress

Vivienne Chandler (1947–2013), British actress and photographer
Vivienne Newport (1951–2015), British dancer and choreographer
Vivienne Olive (* 1950), British-German composer
Vivienne Puttins (* 1992), German actress
Vivienne Westwood (* 1941), British fashion designer

family name

Joseph Vivien (1657–1734), French painter
Louis Vivien de Saint-Martin (1802-1897), French geographer
Marie-Roger Séronie-Vivien (1927–2013), French speleologist, geologist and prehistorian
Renée Vivien (1877–1909), American poet
Richard Vivien (* 1964), French cyclist