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Definition of: Vivian
(viv′ē·ən, Ger. vē′vē·än)
A personal name. Also Viv·i·en (viv′ē·ən, Fr. vē·vyá′), Fr. fem. Vi·vienne (vē·vyen′), Ital. fem. Vi·via·na (vē·vyä′nä). [<L, lively]
—Vivian
In Arthurian romance, the wily mistress of Merlin, who imprisons him by his own magic: also known as the Lady of the Lake, Nimue. Also Vivien, Viviane.
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