Wiwien
Fewer than 20 women in Poland carry it, so most Poles have never met a Wiwien. The name comes from Latin for "alive, full of life," but almost no parents choose it now.
Wiwien Pronunciation
Wiwien is pronounced VEEV-yen (/ˈvivjɛn/).
What Wiwien means
Where Wiwien comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Wiwien comes from Latin. The root is vivus, "alive," and behind it stands the verb vivere, "to live." From vivus the Romans built a clan name, Vivius, and the personal names grew out of that soil. The same root still surfaces in English words such as revive, survive, and vivid. The short meaning given to Wiwien matches it exactly: alive, full of life.
The Latin line runs on through Vivianus, a name borne in Rome and later carried by a saint, Viviana, remembered in the Church on 2 December. Polish calendars keep a second date for the name, 28 February. A child named Wiwien can therefore claim an imieniny of her own, even where the form looks rare on the class register.
The meaning stays close to the root. Alive, and full of life.
How many people are named Wiwien
1 in 1502922 women in Poland is named Wiwien. 15 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #12399 among female names.
Wiwien as a middle name
Wiwien is a first name for 15 women in Poland and a middle name for another 9, a 63/37 split. In the women's middle-name ranking it sits 2673rd, between Wisenna (9) and Xena (9).
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#2671 Wilhelma9
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#2672 Wisenna9
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#2673 Wiwien9
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#2674 Xena9
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#2675 Yanet9