Meaning of Vivian | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A male given name from Latin.
2. A female given name from Latin.
3. A surname originating as a patronymic.

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Examples

“Of the you're-going-to-get-it-anyway faction was a young Australian on board⟳ by the name⟳, so help⟳ me, of Vivian Nankervis. - - - And he was beautiful, even with a name⟳ like⟳ Vivian; moreover, he had never been ill a day in his life.”

“'What's your name⟳?' 'Vivian.' 'Isn't that one of the names that mean⟳ something?' She said, 'It means my mother used to go to the movies.'”

“"Mr. Grey," asked her ladyship, "are you of Dorsetshire?" "My mother is a Dorsetshire woman; her family name⟳ is Vivian, which name⟳ I also bear⟳ - Sir Hargrave Vivian, of Chester Grange."”

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