Vivien

Latin

"life"

Vivien Origin and Meaning

The name Vivien is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "life".

Vivien (Scarlett O'Hara) Leigh was born Vivian. Some sources give Vivien as a relative of the Irish goddess name Bebinn and a literary name invented by Tennyson. Others say it's related to the Latin-based Viviana, meaning life. This spelling of the name is as legitimate as many others.

Vivien Rank in US Top 1000

# 745 in the US

Vivien Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1273 on Nameberry

Vivien Popularity

• 1265 Nameberry 2024
• 741 Unique 2023
• 693 Future 2028
• 985 England 2014
• 151 Germany 2016
• 73 Hungary 2023

20 Names Similar to Vivien

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• Vivienne
• Vivian
• Veronica
• Viviana
• Annaliese
• Vivianna
• Whitney
• Laney
• Lianna
• Lillian
• Maxine
• Greer
• Alessandra
• Gwyneth
• Odette
• Eva
• Antoinette
• Violetta
• Giselle
• Silvia

Famous People Named Vivien

• Vivien Elisabeth Cardone American actress
• Vivien Leigh (born Vivian Mary Hartley) English actress
• Vivien Merchant (born Ada Brand Thomson) British actress
• (Anna) Vivien Kellems American industrialist and activist
• Vivien Louise Duffield English philanthropist
• Vivien Wehovszky Hungarian rhythmic gymnast

Vivien in Pop Culture

• Vivien the Lady of the Lake
• Vivien Harmon character on TV's "American Horror Story"