Vivian

Vivian clicks along like a typewriter in a Nora Ephron film, three taps of brisk intelligence. The name descends from the Latin Vivianus, rooted in vivus, alive, and reached English through medieval saints and Arthurian enchantresses before Hollywood claimed it for Vivien Leigh and Julia Roberts's unforgettable Vivian Ward. Since Angelina Jolie-Pitt chose it for her daughter in 2008, the name has climbed sharply, now holding around the top 80 for American girls. It has the crispness of a vintage suit without the mothball. Scholarly, a little glamorous, fundamentally unfrivolous: Vivian sounds like someone with a library card and a strong opinion.