Vivian

American  

[viv-ee-uhn] / ˈvɪv i ən /

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.”

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Vivian British  

/ ˈvɪvɪən /

noun

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

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Example Sentences

For “Complications in Sue,” which finished a world-premiere run on Sunday at the Academy of Music, Mr. Costanzo invited some outsiders into the opera tent: the composer and playwright Michael R. Jackson, best known for the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning musical “A Strange Loop,” as librettist, and the trans cabaret artist Justin Vivian Bond, who had the original idea for “Sue,” as the star.

From The Wall Street Journal

Along with the opening of the Canadian consulate, Governor General Simon will also be meeting with Greenland's Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen, while Anand will meet with her counterpart Vivian Motzfeldt.

From BBC

That someone was Vivian Spears, Maya-Jade’s grandmother and one of my tablemates.

From Literature

Vivian was a former opera singer who projected loudly, so everyone heard her say again, “He is. That boy is stealing our food!”

From Literature

When Vivian hurled her accusation, I didn’t so much see the boy—at 107, my eyes were also pretty useless—as feel him.

From Literature