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June 5, 2007, 3:29 PM
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Vivi's Name
I was sitting bored off my ass in spanish class today and I noticed that "vivi" in spanish means "to live". I wonder if this is where they got the name? It kind of fits in with Vivi's story and the black mages. I've always found Vivi quite a strange name. Any thoughts anyone?
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June 5, 2007, 3:34 PM
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Square do have a tendency to put meaning behind people's names. With this, I'm not surprised in the slightest. Though I sort of am, because I didn't see it coming... xD
Good find.
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June 5, 2007, 3:41 PM
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Oh, that's a very good point. There's a high possibility that that's where his named derived from, indeed. It certainly matches the whole theme of Vivi's life.
Or it could've came from the Italian word Vivo, meaning "I live"...and is also a female name derived from Vivian, meaning "alive"...but yeah, same concept and everything.
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June 5, 2007, 4:17 PM
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That's a cool bit of trivia. Thanks for posting that.
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June 5, 2007, 4:22 PM
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it would make more sense if vivi meant i exist thats just my view
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June 5, 2007, 7:33 PM
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Hm.. apart from the quote of Vivi's "How can you be sure you exist, maybe I don't exist..." I don't really see how "I exist" fits in with the story. A lot Vivi's section of the story is about life and death and there has been debates about whether Vivi is dead by the end of the game.
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June 5, 2007, 8:37 PM
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Already knew this after reading FFCompendium but nice that you discovered this on your own.
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June 5, 2007, 8:43 PM
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I found this quite a while ago:
Vivi may come from the Italian Vivo meaning "I live." Alternately, his name may come from the Latin vivus meaning "to live", or Spanish vivi, or "I lived". Vivi is also a female name derived from Vivian, which means "alive".
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June 6, 2007, 12:54 AM
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Originally Posted by Zexion
I was sitting bored off my ass in spanish class today and I noticed that "vivi" in spanish means "to live". I wonder if this is where they got the name? It kind of fits in with Vivi's story and the black mages. I've always found Vivi quite a strange name. Any thoughts anyone?
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Hey that's a nice find. XD
I never even thought about vivi having anything to do with Vivi's name. lol.
But it makes perfect sense, you're right. And it goes with his story very well.
Not to mention it's cute. ^__^ |
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June 6, 2007, 12:57 AM
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Now that you mention it, yeah, I agree, good find!
I never even thought about it myself, and I think lots.
It makes perfect sense, yes siree.
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