"Vivien" meaning in English

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Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Vivien
  1. A female given name from Latin, an exclusively feminine spelling variant of Vivian. Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names
    Sense id: en-Vivien-en-name-0fc9~KqX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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