Viviane

Viviane is a French feminine given name, a variant of Vivian.

In Arthurian legend, Viviane (also called the Lady of the Lake, Nimue, or Niniane) is the enchantress who gives King Arthur his sword Excalibur and later imprisons the wizard Merlin.

The name suggests life and vitality, from the Latin root meaning "alive."

arthurian

Lady of the Lake

Mystical Arthurian water spirit

Avalon · sorceress · enchantress · Morgan le Fay · Lancelot · Arthur · chivalry · knights · medieval · legend

feminine

grace

Effortless beauty of motion

poise · sophistication · charm · goddess · mademoiselle · damsel · heroine · maiden · enchantress · flair

romance

courtship

Seeking another's romantic favor

amour · desire · infatuation · tryst · paramour · beloved · ardor · wooing · suitor · enchantment

mystique

enigma

Something hard to fathom

veiled · ethereal · beguiling · spellbinding · arcane · oracle · inscrutable · mysterious · otherworldly · bewitching

Opposites
Arthurian role/allegiance

VivianeMorgan le Fay

Mordred · Guinevere

relationship to Merlin

VivianeUther Pendragon

Blaise · Arthur

name etymology (life/vitality)

VivianeMorrigan

Irish goddess of fate

Family

convivial, Vivian

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