Wiktionary

Viggo

See also: Viggó

Danish

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Etymology

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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

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Viggo

  1. a male given name
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References

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  • [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

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Etymology

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From Danish Viggo.

Proper noun

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Viggo m

  1. a male given name

Usage notes

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Patronymics

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

Declension

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Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Viggo
Accusative Viggo
Dative Viggo
Genitive Viggos

Norwegian

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Etymology

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From Danish Viggo in the 19th century.

Proper noun

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Viggo

  1. a male given name

Swedish

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Etymology

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From Danish Viggo. First recorded in Sweden in 1851.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Viggo c (genitive Viggos)

  1. a male given name
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