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Vivian.
by Clara (ClaraWhittaker)
3/8/2007, 4:15 PM
The word Vivian in Spanish means "they lived"."Those who prepare for all the emergencies of life beforehand may equip themselves at the expense of joy."
- Margaret Schlegel, Howards End
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- Profe Esteban
3/9/2007, 2:54 PM
There´s a confussion: Vivian (pronounced [VEE-vee-an] is a latin name that means "life, living". The other word, "vivían" [vee-VEE-an] is a verb and means "they lived" or better yet, "they use to live".
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- Ashley (ashley82290)   +2
3/9/2007, 10:45 AM
Wouldn't it be Vivieron?Vivir = To live
IR verbs in the past tense get an -ieron ending (at least that's what I was taught)
So, they lived = Vivieron.In the present tense, IR verbs that mean "they (that action)" get an EN ending, at least that's what my teachers taught me.
So, They Live would be Viven.
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- Bryce (Heliotrope_Blanc)
3/11/2007, 5:36 PM
It's obviously changed over the years, so it's not literal.
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- Ivayla
3/9/2007, 1:06 PM
She is referring tovivían = they were living. But that is totally irrelevant to the contents of this site o_0
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