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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

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The plays debuted on Broadway, directed by Jack O’Brien, at the Vivian Beaumont Theater at Lincoln Center in 2006.

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Joan Garcia tipped away Dani Vivian's header on a solid outing back between the sticks.

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Kirsten Dunst’s character, Vivian Mitchell, was fictional, but she represented the attitudes and actions of some of the White women in management back then.

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That was the voice of Vivian, the technology manager.

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