Vivian

[viv-ee-uhn]

noun

1. Arthurian Legend.,  Also Vivien an enchantress, the mistress of Merlin: known as the Lady of the Lake.

2. Also Vivien, Vivienne a male or female given name: from a Latin word meaning “alive.”

Vivian

/ ˈvɪvɪən /

noun

1. (in Arthurian legend) the mistress of Merlin, sometimes identified with the Lady of the Lake

Example Sentences

The Scot trailed Chepkirui and Vivian Cheruiyot in the final stages and, despite a late push, she failed to overhaul the Kenyan pair.

From BBC

Vivian Ayers, a Pulitzer-nominated poet and mother to Debbie Allen and Phylicia Rashad, has died at 102.

From Los Angeles Times

"We were able to get a lot of people inside very quickly," said Vivian Wan, of Abode, which provides services in San Francisco and seven other counties in Northern California.

From BBC

Vivian Ayers Allen, a Pulitzer-nominated poet who foreshadowed the country’s journeys into space and was mother to Debbie Allen and Phylicia Rashad, has died, the family announced on Allen’s social media.

From Los Angeles Times

“And so my mother, Vivian Ayers, always made us believe that we were part of a universe that welcomed us and wanted our creativity and was waiting for us to do something good. And so we’ve been doing that forever.”

From Los Angeles Times