Male first name (French): Vivien; Etruscan (Roman family); vivus = lively, brisk (Latin), originally a Roman name 'Vibianus' or 'Vivianus' which goes back to a Roman family name 'Vibius'; 'Vibius' is probably of Etruscan origin, meaning unknown, is sometimes interpreted as a further development from the Latin 'vivus' Female first name (French, English, Hungarian): Vivien; Etruscan (Roman family); vivus = lively, brisk (Latin), information on male Vivian form:; originally a Roman name 'Vibianus' or' Vivianus' which goes back to a Roman family name 'Vibius';' Vibius' is probably of Etruscan origin, meaning unknown, is sometimes interpreted as a further development from the Latin 'vivus '