The baby name Viveca is a Girl name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced vih-VEH-kah.
Viveca is Low German, Proto-Germanic, Swedish in Origin.
The baby name Viveca is a girl name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced vih-VEH-kah.
Viveca is Low German, Proto-Germanic, Swedish in Origin.
Viveca is the Swedish spelling of Vibeke, traced through Danish and Norwegian to Low German Wiebke or Wibeke. Its earliest recoverable form is medieval Low German Wibeke, a hypocoristic made with the diminutive suffix -ke from short forms such as Wiebe. The root is Proto-Germanic *wīgą, used in Germanic personal names for war or battle; the literal sense is therefore a small battle-name, not Latin life.
The form is most visible in Sweden and Finland’s Swedish-speaking communities; Vibeke is the Danish and Norwegian equivalent, and Wiebke belongs to northern German and Frisian usage. Elsa Viveca Lindfors, the Swedish-American actor, brought the spelling into mid-20th-century film and theater records, with Swedish writers Viveca Sten and Viveca Lärn as later bearers. English sources sometimes group Viveca with Vivica, though that spelling is also associated with the Latin Vivian family.
| Viveca Lindfors Viveca Lindfors was a Swedish-born actress who became well-known in the United States for her roles in films like 'Dark City' and 'The Way We Were'. She had a successful career in both Hollywood and on Broadway, captivating audiences with her versatile performances. |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PA | 0 | #137 | 2 | 3,797 | |
| CR | 0 | #164 | 2 | 5,526 | |
| Sweden | Girls | 2018 | #187 | 2 | 1,665 |
| DK | 0 | #206 | 1 | 5,198 | |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #327 | 3 | 7,429 |
| Finland | Girls | 0 | #344 | 48 | 1,368 |
| HK | 0 | #356 | 2 | 8,483 | |
| BO | 0 | #408 | 1 | 6,868 | |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #428 | 2 | 13,098 |
| CL | 0 | #434 | 1 | 6,867 | |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #513 | 6 | 9,861 |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #518 | 269 | 3,895 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #536 | 1 | 6,731 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #572 | 2 | 11,342 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #597 | 1 | 20,968 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #630 | 1 | 8,289 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #631 | 2 | 18,916 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #649 | 3 | 9,488 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #649 | 2 | 16,104 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #910 | 6 | 14,098 |
| United States | Girls | 2020 | #911 | 7 | 8,768 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #945 | 11 | 5,933 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,003 | 8 | 14,861 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,150 | 3 | 16,140 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,232 | 5 | 25,928 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,265 | 3 | 17,781 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,437 | 10 | 9,415 |
Viveca is popular in 20 countries — most recent births per country:
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