Vivian

Latin

"life"

Vivian Origin and Meaning

The name Vivian is a boy's name of Latin origin meaning "life".

Deriving from the Roman cognomen Vivianus, Vivian was originally a masculine name, with Vivien being a feminine soundalike coined by Alfred Lord Tennyson for the Lady of the Lake in his famous poetic adaptation of the legend of King Arthur. It has since become a much more popular choice for girls in the US, but retains a refined British charm which sees it cropping up occasionally for boys in the Telegraph birth announcements.

Fun fact: Vivian is the middle name of Daniel Cleaver, Hugh Grant's rakish character in the Bridget Jones movies.

Vivian Rank in US Top 1000

# 921 in the US

Vivian Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1088 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Vivian

• 1088 Nameberry 2025

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Famous People Named Vivian

• Vivian Patrick Campbell Northern Irish guitarist and co,vocalist of rock bands Def Leppard, Last In Line and Riverdogs
• Vivian Crawford English cricketer
• Vivian Woodward English footballer
• Vivian Hunter Galbraith English historian and professor at Oxford
• Vivian Bose Judge of the Supreme Court of India
• Vivian Van Damm English Impresario of the Windmill Theatre
• Vivian Frederick Maynard FitzSimons South African herpetologist
• Vivian Ellis English musical comedy composer
• Vivian Fuchs English explorer
• Vivian H. H. Green Rector of Lincoln College and Oxford
• Vivian Blake Jamaican politician and Chief Justice of the Bahamas
• Vivian Naylor Leyland, British aristocrat and banker
• Vivian Bendall English Conservative politician
• Vivian Cook English linguist and Professor at Newcastle University
• Vivian Jackson Jamaican reggae musician
• Vivian de Buffrénil French histologist and palaeobiologist
• Vivian Richards Antiguan cricketer and sports commentator
• Vivian Imerman South African businessman and former CEO of Del Monte
• Vivian Anderson English football coach and defender
• Vivian Harris Guyanese boxer

The name Vivian in Pop Culture

• Vivian Smith Smythe,Smith, character from the Monty Python sketch "Upper Class Twit of the Year"
• Daniel Vivian Cleaver character from book/film Bridget Jones Diary

International Variations of the name Vivian

• Viviano Spanish