Vivian
m.
Latin Vivianus, a cognomen from Latin vivus 'alive'.
The name of a 5th C saint.
- France
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- Latin
- ● 1101x1129 Viviani (gen) CartStPC XVI,
Vivianum (acc) ibid. XVI,
Vivianus (nom) ibid. XVI;
1115x1149 Vivianus (nom) ibid. X
- Old French
- ● 1296 Vivien paris1296 p. 32;
1313 Vivian Paris1313 p. 66,
Vivien ibid. p. 15
- Middle French
- ● 1418 Vivien HGParis p. 385;
1423 Vivien favier 292
- Italy
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- Latin
- ● 1265x1339 Viviani (gen) BBC-Berg 15
Preview. DO NOT cite as: J. Uckelman, S.L. Uckelman. "Vivian". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2015/1/name/Vivian.