Vivienne — Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

Vivienne is a girls' name of Latin origin, meaning "alive, life". Vivien Leigh and Vivienne Westwood — French flair on the Latin word for life.

Style & feel. With romantic and vintage on its style card, Vivienne sits comfortably in the modern naming landscape — familiar enough that nobody misreads it, distinctive enough that your child won't share it with three classmates. At 3 syllables, it flows across most middle-name combinations and survives every life stage from playground to résumé.

Pairing ideas. Vivienne pairs naturally with one- and two-syllable middles (Evelyn, Vivian share its sound-world). If you like Vivienne, you'll probably also love Evelyn, Vivian, Celeste — same era, same energy, same bone structure.