Details for the forename Vivian

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Vivian (male)


Variants:	Vivien (M)
Diminutive(s):	Viv (M)
Can be spelt:	Vyvyan (M)
Feminine form:	Vivian (F) Vivien (F)

Source(s):	The Oxford Names Companion, OUP "Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG
Notes:	English via Old French from Latin "alive". Vivian is mainly male in English use, while the female form is now more commonly rendered Vivien or Vivienne, the French form.