Vivian
Americannoun
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Arthurian Legend. Also Vivien an enchantress, the mistress of Merlin: known as the Lady of the Lake.
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Also Vivien, Vivienne a male or female given name: from a Latin word meaning “alive.”
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Only England's pre-World War One legend Vivian Woodward and Denmark's Poul Nielsen in the 1920s have scored at a faster rate.
From BBC • Jun. 17, 2026
His two daughters attend private schools, while he and his wife, Vivian, are habitués of the local country club.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
Her 50-something protagonist, Alan Anderson, and his socially striving wife Vivian, are at least about to start thinking about where their family is going to go, once Alan retreats to a backyard playhouse.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026
“Consumers are entering this period of geopolitical stress from a relatively solid position,” said Vivian Chen, financial market economist at Nationwide.
From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026
She hated, too, how she had never understood before that the reason Vivian and Brooke disliked each other was Imogen herself.
From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart
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