Vivienne
Vivienne is a girl name of French origin, meaning Alive; full of life.
What Vivienne means
Alive; full of life.
Vivienne sits at 8 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room. Its 4 vowels give it a flowing rhythm.
Where Vivienne comes from
French names descend largely from Latin and Germanic roots, reshaped by centuries of sound change. Many entered English after the Norman conquest and now exist in both forms.
Vivienne is recorded as French in origin. Browse other French names.
How popular is Vivienne?
Vivienne is not in the current top 100 girl names we track. In practice that means a child called Vivienne is unlikely to be one of three in a classroom — the name is established and recognisable, just not in heavy circulation right now.
The character of Vivienne
We group Vivienne under Celebrity, French and Life — an unusual pairing, and often the reason a name feels the way it does. Each theme opens a full list of names sharing it.
Themes: Celebrity, French, Life
Names like Vivienne
These share Vivienne's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Genesis — Origin; the beginning.
- Anouk — Grace, favor.
- Charlotte — Free; petite and feminine.
- Colette — Victory of the people.
- Esme — Esteemed and beloved.
- Margot — Pearl.
- Sylvie — Of the forest.
- Amelie — Industrious and hardworking.
- Belle — Beautiful.
- Bernadette — Brave as a bear.
- Blanche — White; pure.
- Celine — Heavenly.