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Vivian

/VIV-ee-an/Swahili · a girl’s name

A lively, full-of-life child

How to say it
VIV-ee-an
Given to
Girls
Used in
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

VivianVivien

Nicknames & short forms

Vivi