[name]Do[/name] you like it? Is it old lady? [name]How[/name] does it compare with [name]Vivienne[/name] or [name]Vivien[/name] in your mind?
I love [name]Vivian[/name] regardless of popularity, I think its timeless and the spelling is lovely. My #1 girls name was [name]Vivienne[/name] [name]Marceline[/name] until [name]Angelina[/name] [name]Jolie[/name] used [name]Vivian[/name] [name]Marcheline[/name]…it’s not like I know them but it would seem like I copied a celeb baby name (at least to me) if I used the exact name. Oh well!
I really like [name]Vivian[/name], nickname [name]Vivi[/name] or [name]Viv[/name]. [name]Vivian[/name] is my favorite spelling - it is the most lively and modern looking spelling to me. [name]Vivienne[/name] is a bit too frilly for my taste, and very French. Also, with the [name]Vivienne[/name] spelling I place emphasis on the last syllable (-en), whereas with [name]Vivian[/name] I emphasis the first ([name]Viv[/name]), which I prefer. I don’t think it’s an old lady name at all - I really only associate the name with [name]Vivien[/name] [name]Leigh[/name] - glamorous 
I strongly prefer [name]Vivien[/name] or [name]Vivienne[/name]. [name]Vivian[/name] is pretty, but I simply dont like the look of -ian.
Like it! [name]Vivian[/name] and [name]Vivienne[/name] are my preferred spellings. In Sweden, you’d have yet another spelling to choose between - Vivianne!
I love [name]Vivian[/name] (this spelling), the other variations seem like overdoing it. This name is just so cute and sweet. I think it still has a little old-lady stigma, but that does not bother me at all Good [name]Luck[/name]
I like [name]Vivienne[/name]. [name]Vivian[/name], to me, has a bit of a masculine vibe because of my history in French. [name]Vivienne[/name], to me, is completely feminine. I like [name]Vivienne[/name], nn [name]Vivi[/name] or [name]Vienna[/name], a lot. I probably wouldn’t use it, but I still really like it.
Good luck!
I love [name]Vivian[/name]! I don’t mind [name]Vivienne[/name] - it just does seem like people are going to guess the [name]Vivian[/name] spelling more often / like the stress should be on a different syllable / and [name]Vivienne[/name] feels a little bit [name]Jolie[/name]-[name]Pitt[/name] to me, but not badly (while [name]Vivian[/name] doesn’t feel that way at all). [name]Vivien[/name] does look to me like it should either be [name]Vivian[/name] or [name]Vivienne[/name] : D.
It isn’t old lady to me at all! I did know an older woman with the name and still know a middle-aged woman, but both of them were such lively people (which I think is the meaning?) that it’s stayed very youthful in my mind!
[name]Love[/name] [name]Viv[/name] and [name]Vivi[/name] as nicknames too!
Good luck!
Well, i can give you advice from a [name]Vivian[/name] herself. I have always gotten compliments on my name saying it’s very feminine and elegant.
As a child, i was always [name]Vivi[/name], and it naturally changed to [name]Viv[/name] as i, ahem, aged.
I rarely go by [name]Vivian[/name], since i do believe it is a very formal name, and well, i don’t classify myself as a formal type so now it
s just always the shorter, easier [name]Viv[/name].
If you love it, i say go for it!
I love [name]Vivian[/name] spelled [name]Vivian[/name]…infact in another novel I’m writing, [name]Vivian[/name] [name]Crawford[/name] is one of the main characters. She’s beautiful, classy, but as cold as ice. Great name.
I love it! It’s on my list. It feels like a perfect name. But I much prefer [name]Vivien[/name] or [name]Vivienne[/name]. Vivan does remind me of an old lady name for some reason, whereas [name]Vivienne[/name] and Viven just seem French and classic. But that’s just me. It’s a lovely name either way.
I don’t have a strong preference on the name either way. It seems classy and nice, but it’s not one that has ever made it into my top favorites either. I favor the spelling [name]Vivien[/name] even though it looks unusual. [name]Vivienne[/name] does seem to indicate a different pronunciation and looks more frilly. [name]Vivian[/name] is probably least likely to cause spelling confusion.