Viggo

Viggo, also spelled Wiggo, is a Nordic male name. There are two main theories about its origins:

• a Latinised form of the Old Norse name Viggeir, which is also found in the form of other Germanic names, such as Ludvig. It stems from old Norse vig-, meaning "battle, fight". ^[1]
• a variant of the Icelandic name Vöggur, coming from old Norse 'vöggr', "one who lies in a cradle".^{[ citation needed ]}

People named Viggo include:

• Viggo Bielefeldt (1851–1909), Danish composer
• Viggo Brøndal (1887–1942), Danish philologist, professor of Romance languages and literature
• Viggo Brodersen (1879–1965), Danish composer and pianist
• Viggo Brun (1885–1978), Norwegian mathematician
• Viggo Christensen(1880–1967), the first Lord Mayor of Copenhagen
• Viggo Dibbern (1900–1981), Danish gymnast and Olympic medalist
• Viggo Fausböll (1821–1908), Danish translator and Indologist
• Viggo Frederiksen (1916–1993), Danish boxer and Olympic competitor
• Viggo Hagstrøm (1954–2013), Norwegian legal scholar and educator
• Viggo Hansteen (1900–1941), Norwegian politician and member of the resistance
• Viggo Hørup (1841–1902), Danish politician, journalist and agitator
• Viggo Jensen (1874–1930), Danish weightlifter, shooter, gymnast and Olympic medalist
• Viggo Jensen (1921–2005), Danish footballer
• Viggo Jensen (born 1947), Danish footballer
• Viggo Johansen (1851–1935), Danish painter
• Viggo Johansen (born 1949), Norwegian journalist and television presenter
• Viggo Johannessen (1936–2012), Norwegian statistician and civil servant
• Viggo Kampmann (1910–1976), Prime Minister of Denmark
• Viggo Larsen (1880–1957), Danish film actor, director and producer
• Viggo Lindstrøm (1858–1926), Danish actor and theatre director
• Viggo Madsen (1943–2025), Danish poet and writer
• Viggo Mortensen (born 1958), Danish-American actor
• Viggo Rivad (1922–2016), Danish photographer
• Viggo Rørup (1903–1971), Danish painter
• Viggo Stilling-Andersen (1893–1967), Danish fencer
• Viggo Stoltenberg-Hansen (born 1942), Swedish mathematician and logician
• Viggo Stuckenberg (1863–1905), Danish poet
• Viggo Sundmoen (born 1954), Norwegian footballer
• Viggo Ullmann (1848–1910), Norwegian educator and politician
• Viggo Venn (born 1989), Norwegian comedian
• Viggo Widerøe (1904–2002), Norwegian aviator and entrepreneur
• Viggo Wiehe (1874–1956), Danish actor

See also

• Vigo (name)

References

1. "Dansk Navneleksikon". ordnet.dk (in Danish). Danske Sprog- og Litteraturselskab. Retrieved 2024-02-04.