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".
  • a variant of the Icelandic name Vöggur, coming from old Norse 'vöggr', "one who lies in a cradle".
People named Viggo include:
  • Viggo Bielefeldt, Danish composer
  • Viggo Brøndal, Danish philologist, professor of Romance languages and literature
  • Viggo Brodersen, Danish composer and pianist
  • Viggo Brun, Norwegian mathematician
  • Viggo Christensen, the first Lord Mayor of Copenhagen
  • Viggo Dibbern, Danish gymnast and Olympic medalist
  • Viggo Fausböll, Danish translator and Indologist
  • Viggo Frederiksen, Danish boxer and Olympic competitor
  • Viggo Hagstrøm, Norwegian legal scholar and educator
  • Viggo Hansteen, Norwegian politician and member of the resistance
  • Viggo Hørup, Danish politician, journalist and agitator
  • Viggo Jensen, Danish weightlifter, shooter, gymnast and Olympic medalist
  • Viggo Jensen, Danish footballer
  • Viggo Jensen, Danish footballer
  • Viggo Johansen, Danish painter
  • Viggo Johansen, Norwegian journalist and television presenter
  • Viggo Johannessen, Norwegian statistician and civil servant
  • Viggo Kampmann, Prime Minister of Denmark
  • Viggo Larsen, Danish film actor, director and producer
  • Viggo Lindstrøm, Danish actor and theatre director
  • Viggo Madsen, Danish poet and writer
  • Viggo Mortensen, Danish-American actor
  • Viggo Rivad, Danish photographer
  • Viggo Rørup, Danish painter
  • Viggo Stilling-Andersen, Danish fencer
  • Viggo Stoltenberg-Hansen, Swedish mathematician and logician
  • Viggo Stuckenberg, Danish poet
  • Viggo Sundmoen, Norwegian footballer
  • Viggo Ullmann, Norwegian educator and politician
  • Viggo Venn, Norwegian comedian
  • Viggo Widerøe, Norwegian aviator and entrepreneur
  • Viggo Wiehe, Danish actor