Vivant
Latin · Boy · 2 syllables
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About the name Vivant
The name 'Vivant' means "living" or "alive," derived from the Latin present participle *vivens* (from *vivere*, "to live").
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Etymology
The name 'Vivant' means "living" or "alive," derived from the Latin present participle *vivens* (from *vivere*, "to live"). It is primarily used in French-speaking cultures, notably as a surname or rare given name, with historical context including the 18th-century French painter Jean-Vivant Denon.
Vivant currently ranks #790 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1902.
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