Baby name
REVIVING
🇫🇷 🇩🇪 🇬🇧 Vivien
/VIV · ee · en/
Meaning
“Alive, living”
From Latin Vivianus, derived from vivus meaning 'alive'; the feminine form Vivien was popularized by actress Vivien Leigh and carries golden-age Hollywood glamour.
Nicknames
vivi
Vibe
gentle
How it ages.
Ages beautifully; the Leigh association gives it timeless elegance.
The cultural moment.
Used in the UK and France through the mid-20th century; experiencing a gentle revival in the UK since 2010.