Viggo

See also: Viggó

Danish

Etymology

A medieval Latinized short form of names beginning with the Germanic element wig-, vig- (“battle”) (compare Old High German wīg, Old Norse víg), from Proto-Germanic *wīgą.

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Proper noun

Viggo

1. a male given name

Related terms

• Vigga

References

• [1] Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 20 776 males with the given name Viggo have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1910s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.

Faroese

Etymology

From Danish Viggo.

Proper noun

Viggo m

1. a male given name

Usage notes

Patronymics

• son of Viggo: Viggosson
• daughter of Viggo: Viggosdóttir

Declension

	Singular
	Indefinite
Nominative	Viggo
Accusative	Viggo
Dative	Viggo
Genitive	Viggos

Norwegian

Etymology

From Danish Viggo in the 19th century.

Proper noun

Viggo

1. a male given name

Swedish

Etymology

From Danish Viggo. First recorded in Sweden in 1851.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Viggo c (genitive Viggos)

1. a male given name