Vihaan
विहानdawn, morning
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Vivaan
विवान
full of life; the sun's first rays
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Vivaan is associated with ‘full of life’ or ‘first rays of the sun’, but the cited sources do not verify either meaning. A similar Sanskrit word, vivāna, is recorded with weaving-related senses and does not support those interpretations. Vihaan, a different name meaning dawn in Hindi, is also not evidence for Vivaan's origin. The popular meanings should remain clearly attributed as interpretations, with the derivation unresolved.
No dictionary entry documents this spelling with that sense, so the meaning above is the one families use, not a dictionary definition. How we use sources.
Spelling and pronunciation
विवान is read vi-vaan, in two syllables with a short i and a long aa. Vivan is another Roman spelling. Both v sounds may fall between English v and w in an Indian reading. Vihaan has h in the middle and is a separate name.
Also spelled Vivan.