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Meaning & Origins
Originally a boy's name, from an Old French form of the Latin name Vivianus (probably a derivative of vivus ‘alive’), but now more frequent as a girl's name. The name was borne by a 5th-century bishop of Saintes in western France, remembered for protecting his people during the invasion of the Visigoths.
| 395th in the U.S. for 2011 |
English (also very common in Wales): patronymic from William.
| 3rd in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Viviana, Viviane, Vivianne, Vivienne, Vivien, Viviano, Viviene, Vivianna, Viviann, Vivina
Willis, Williamson, William, Wills, Willard, Willoughby, Willingham, Willey, Willett, Will
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