Viveca or Viveka is a female given name, although

Viveka ''Viveka'' () is a Sanskrit and Pali term translated into English as discernment or discrimination. In the Vedanta, ''viveka'' is considered to be the first requirement of the spiritual journey, the next being ''vairagya'' (detachment), as a nat ...

can be a male given name in India. Notable people with these names include: *

Viveka (lyricist) Viveka is an Indian lyricist working on Tamil language Tamil (, , , also written as ''Tamizhil'' according to linguistic pronunciation) is a Dravidian language natively spoken by the Tamil people of South Asia. It is one of the longest-s ...

, Indian male lyricist working on Tamil language films and television, active 1999–present *

Viveka Babajee Viveka Babajee (27 May 1973 – 25 June 2010) was a Mauritian actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder. She held the titles of Miss Mauritius World 1993 and Miss Mauritius Universe 1994. She was best known for her KamaSutra condom advert ...

(1973–2010), Mauritian model and actress, Miss Mauritius World 1993, Miss Mauritius Universe 1994 *

Viveka Davis Viveka Davis (born August 19, 1969) is a retired American actress who has starred in television series and films. As a young actress, she was best known for her role in the 1983 NBC TV miniseries '' V'' as Polly Maxwell, a role she reprised in t ...

(born 1969), American actress *

Viveka Eriksson Viveka Eriksson or Viveca Eriksson (born 18 August 1956) is a politician of Åland and the former Premier of Åland from 2007 to 2011. Professional overview *Member of the Lagting (Åland parliament) 2011 – *Premier, Government of Åland Octob ...

or Viveca Eriksson (born 1956), politician on the autonomous Åland Islands, Premier of Åland 2007–2011 *

Viveca Hollmerus Viveca Hollmerus, Lady Cable (1920–2004) was a Finnish-Swedish author. In 1951 she was awarded the Svenska Dagbladet Literature Prize, shared with Willy Kyrklund, Staffan Larsson and Per Anders Fogelstrom. In 1954 she married the Britis ...

(1920–2004), Finnish-Swedish author *

Viveca Lärn Viveca Lärn, earlier Viveca Sundvall, (born 6 April 1944) is a Swedish writer
in ''Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok''. ...

(born 1944), Swedish writer *

Viveca Lindfors Elsa Viveca Torstensdotter Lindfors (December 29, 1920 – October 25, 1995) was a Swedish-American stage, film, and television actress. She won an Emmy Award and a Silver Bear for Best Actress. Biography Lindfors was born in Uppsala, Swed ...

(1920–1995), Swedish stage and film actress *

Viveca Lindfors (figure skater) Viveca Lindfors (born 30 January 1999) is a Finnish retired figure skater. She is the 2019 European Figure Skating Championships, 2019 European bronze medalist, 2018 CS Finlandia Trophy bronze medalist, 2018 CS Tallinn Trophy bronze medalist, 201 ...

(born 1999), Finnish figure skater *

Viveca Novak Viveca Novak is an American journalist who has worked as the editorial and communications director at OpenSecrets since 2011. She was previously a Washington correspondent for ''Time'' and ''The Wall Street Journal''. She is a frequent guest on CN ...

, American journalist *

Viveca Paulin John William Ferrell (; born July 16, 1967) is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer. He is known for his leading man roles in comedy films and for his work as a television producer. Ferrell received various accolades, including s ...

(born 1969), Swedish actress and auctioneer *

Viveka Seldahl Viveka Kristina Seldahl (15 March 1944 – 3 November 2001) was a Swedish actor. Born in Överammer, Jämtland, she was partner with the Swedish actor Sven Wollter from 1971 to 2001, they have the son Karl Seldahl. Besides doing television s ...

(1944–2001), Swedish actress *

Viveca Serlachius Viveca Elisabeth Marianne Serlachius Olsson (2 March 1923 – 9 January 1993) was a Finnish-born Swedish actress, best known as the first actress to play Pippi Longstocking on film, ''Pippi Longstocking'' in 1949, when she was aged 26 portraying ...

(1923–1993), Finnish-born Swedish actress *

Viveca Sten Viveca Sten (née Bergstedt; 18 June 1959, in Stockholm) is a Swedish writer and lawyer. She has a law degree from Stockholm University and has an MBA from the Stockholm School of Economics. Previously, she worked at Scandinavian Airlines, has had ...

(born 1959), Swedish writer and lawyer *

Viveca Vázquez Viveca Vázquez is a Puerto Rican choreographer, dancer, performance artist, and professor of contemporary dance at the University of Puerto Rico. In 1979, she co-founded Pisotón, the first experimental dance group in Puerto Rico and, shortly a ...

, Puerto Rican choreographer and dancer

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