What does Vivian mean?

Vivian means "alive, lively"

How do we pronounce Vivian?

Vivian \vi-vian, viv-i-an\ is a female's name. It consists of 6 letters and 3 syllables.

The baby girl name Vivian used as a boy name pronounciation, though it is far more popular for girls. It is pronounced VIHV-iy-ahN 1.

1 Pronunciation for Vivian: V as in "vow (V.AW)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"

What is the origin of Vivian?

Vivian has its origins in the Latin language and it is used largely in English. Derived from the word vivus with the meaning 'alive, lively'. An old form of the name is Vivianus (Latin). See Vivian name variations for more info. The name Vivian is used to a great extent; it has 46 forms that are used in both English and foreign languages. English forms of Vivian baby name Bibyana, name Vevay meaning, Vevey name, Vianne meaning and origin, Vibiana pronounciation, Viva pronounciation, what does the name Vivan mean, Vive pronounciation, name Vivean origin, Vivee definition, Vivia meaning, name Viviana (also used in Hawaiian and Italian), name Viviann origin, Vivianna meaning, nicknames for Vivianne, Vivie pronounciation, Vivien name (also used in Hungarian), what does the name Viviene mean, name Vivienn, name Vivienne origin (also used in French), Vivina name variations, name Vivion, short names for Vivyan, name Vivyana meaning, Vivyann meaning and origin, name Vivyanne meaning, what does the name Vyv mean, name Vyva meaning, nicknames for Vyvian, name Vyviane meaning, Vyviann meaning of name, Vyvianne name popularity, what does the name Vyvyan mean, nicknames for Vyvyana, short names for Vyvyane, name Vyvyann meaning, and Vyvyanne pronounciation. Other English forms the shortenings Vi name variations, name Viv, and nicknames for Vivi (also used in Latin). Forms used in foreign languages the Irish short names for Béibhinn, the German and Italian nicknames for Bibiana, the German nicknames for Bibiane, the Scandinavian meaning of Viveca, the French and German Viviane pronounciation, and the Scandinavian nicknames for Vivica. Vivian is popular as a baby girl name, and it perceived as trendy. At the peak of its usage in 1920, 0.332% of baby girls were named Vivian. It had a ranking of #64 then. The baby name has suffered a substantial decline in frequency since then. In 2010, it ranked at #158 with a usage of 0.099%, having regained its popularity somewhat in the recent decade. Out of all girl names in its family, Vivian was the most popular. Vivian was thrice as popular as the 2nd most popular name, name Vivienne meaning, in 2010. Vivian has mainly been a baby girl name in the last century. There were 51 times more baby girls than boys who were named Vivian in 1933.

List of baby names that is pronounced like Vivian:

the name short names for Viviene, the Indian short names for Vahini, the Indian name Vamana meaning, the name what does the name Vamea mean, the name baby name Vameah, the name short names for Vamee, the name Vamia name variations, the name Vamiah pronounciation, the Indian baby name Vanaja, the name Vanea name popularity, the name name Vanessah meaning, the Russian, English, Italian, and Slavic Vania meaning, the name Vaniah meaning of name, the name what does the name Vanina mean, the name Vaniya name variations, the name what does the name Vannea mean, the name Vannia meaning of name, the name Vellammo name variations, the name Vellamo name variations, and the name Venia definition.

The baby name Vivian fun facts:

The name Vivian in reverse order is "Naiviv".

The numerological value of the name Vivian is number 5, which means expansiveness, visionary, adventure, the constructive use of freedom.

How popular is Vivian?

Vivian is in the top names in USA.

YearUsage
20140.17%
20130.15%
20120.13%
20110.12%
20100.11%
20090.11%
20080.09%
20070.09%
Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames