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Viv⋅i⋅an

  [viv-ee-uhn]
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–noun
1. Also, Viv⋅i⋅en. Arthurian Romance. an enchantress, the mistress of Merlin: known as the Lady of the Lake.
2. Also, Vivien, Vi⋅v⋅ienne. a male or female given name: from a Latin word meaning “alive.”
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Vivian 
masc. proper name, from L. Vivianus (cf. Fr. Vivien), lit. "living, alive," (see vivid). But Klein says it is "prob. a misreading of the Celtic name Ninian."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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