Of Latin or/and Greek origin.
A unisex name.
A diminutive for names starting with “Vi”, such as Vivian, Viveca, etc.
1) Of Latin origin.
From the name Vivian, derived from the Latin word “vivus”, meaning “alive”.
Also a diminutive for the name Olivia.
2) Of Greek origin.
Associated with the name Sophia, from the Greek word «σοφία» (sophia), meaning “wisdom”.
Other forms of the feminine name are Vivian, Viveca, Olivia, Sofia, Violet, Viviana, etc.
Other forms of the masculine name are Vivian, Victor, Vidal, etc.
Famous female bearers are Vivi Friedman, Vivi Fernandez, Vivi Bach, Vivi Jiang, Vivi Gioi, Vivi-Anne Hultén.
Famous male bearer is Vivi Devereaux.