Viggo, also spelled Wiggo, is a
Nordic male name. There are two main theories about its origins:
* a
latin
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ised form of the
Old Norse
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name Vigge, 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
Cradle may refer to:
* Cradle (bed)
* Bassinet, a small bed, often on rockers, in which babies and small children sleep
Mechanical devices
* Cradle (circus act), or aerial cradle or casting cradle used in an aerial circus act
* Cradling (paintin ...
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People named Viggo include:
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Viggo Bielefeldt (1851–1909), Danish composer
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Viggo Brøndal (1887–1942), Danish philologist, professor of Romance languages and literature
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Viggo Brodersen (1879–1965), Danish composer and pianist
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Viggo Brun
Viggo Brun (13 October 1885 – 15 August 1978) was a Norwegian professor, mathematician and number theorist.
Contributions
In 1915, he introduced a new method, based on Legendre's version of the sieve of Eratosthenes, now known as the ' ...
(1885–1978), Norwegian mathematician
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Viggo Christensen(1880–1967), the first
Lord Mayor of Copenhagen
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Viggo Dibbern (1900–1981), Danish gymnast and Olympic medalist
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Viggo Fausböll
Michael Viggo Fausböll (22 September 1821 – 3 June 1908) was a Danish educator, translator, orientalist and linguist. He is most noted as a pioneer of Pāli scholarship.
Biography
Fausbøll was born at Hove near Lemvig, Denmark. He became ...
(1821–1908), Danish translator and Indologist
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Viggo Frederiksen (1916–1993), Danish boxer and Olympic competitor
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Viggo Hagstrøm (1954–2013), Norwegian legal scholar and educator
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Viggo Hansteen
Harald Viggo Hansteen (13 September 1900 – 10 September 1941) was a Norwegian lawyer. He was executed during the Occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany.
Biography
Harald Viggo Hansteen was born in Oslo, Norway. As a student he was a part o ...
(1900–1941), Norwegian politician and member of the resistance
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Viggo Hørup
Viggo Lauritz Bentheim Hørup (22 May 1841 – 15 February 1902) was a Danish politician, journalist and agitator.
He was the father of Ellen Hørup (1871-1953).
He was one of the most influential politicians of the Danish non-Socialist l ...
(1841–1902), Danish politician, journalist and agitator
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Viggo Jensen
Alexander Viggo Jensen (born 22 June 1874 in Copenhagen, Denmark; died 2 November 1930 in Copenhagen, Denmark) was a Danish weightlifter, sport shooter, gymnast, and athlete. He was the first Danish and Nordic Olympic champion, at the 1896 Summ ...
(1874–1930), Danish weightlifter, shooter, gymnast and Olympic medalist
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Viggo Jensen
Alexander Viggo Jensen (born 22 June 1874 in Copenhagen, Denmark; died 2 November 1930 in Copenhagen, Denmark) was a Danish weightlifter, sport shooter, gymnast, and athlete. He was the first Danish and Nordic Olympic champion, at the 1896 Summ ...
(1921–2005), Danish footballer
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Viggo Jensen
Alexander Viggo Jensen (born 22 June 1874 in Copenhagen, Denmark; died 2 November 1930 in Copenhagen, Denmark) was a Danish weightlifter, sport shooter, gymnast, and athlete. He was the first Danish and Nordic Olympic champion, at the 1896 Summ ...
(born 1947), Danish footballer
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Viggo Johansen
Viggo Johansen (3 January 1851 – 18 December 1935) was a Danish painter and active member of the group of Skagen Painters who met every summer in the north of Jutland. He was one of Denmark's most prominent painters in the 1890s.
Early life an ...
(1851–1935), Danish painter
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Viggo Johansen
Viggo Johansen (3 January 1851 – 18 December 1935) was a Danish painter and active member of the group of Skagen Painters who met every summer in the north of Jutland. He was one of Denmark's most prominent painters in the 1890s.
Early life an ...
(born 1949), Norwegian journalist and television presenter
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Viggo Johannessen
Viggo Johannessen (6 February 1936 – 21 June 2012) was a Norwegian director and civil servant.
He was born at Nøtterøy in 1936. In 1963, he graduated from the University of Oslo with a cand.real. degree. From 1960 to 72, Johannessen worked ...
(1936–2012), Norwegian statistician and civil servant
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Viggo Kampmann
Olfert Viggo Fischer Kampmann (; 21 July 1910 – 3 June 1976) was a Danish politician who served as the leader of the Danish Social Democrats and Prime Minister of Denmark from 1960 to 1962. He formed his first cabinet just prior to the 1960 el ...
(1910–1976),
Prime Minister of Denmark
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Viggo Larsen
Viggo Larsen (14 August 1880 – 6 January 1957) was a Danish film actor, director and producer from the early silent era to the ' talkies'. He appeared in 140 films between 1906 and 1942. He also directed 235 films between 1906 and 1921. ...
(1880–1957), Danish film actor, director and producer
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Viggo Lindstrøm
Viggo Lindstrøm (12 January 1858 – 17 June 1926) was a Danish actor and theatre director, founder of Det Ny Teater in Copenhagen. He was married to the actress Vera Lindstrøm.
Biography
Lindstrøm was born on 12 January 1858 in Copenh ...
(1858–1926), Danish actor and theatre director
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Viggo Mortensen
Viggo Peter Mortensen Jr. R (; born October 20, 1958) is an American actor, writer, director, producer, musician, and multimedia artist. Born and raised in the State of New York to a Danish father and American mother, he also lived in Argenti ...
(born 1958), Danish-American actor
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Viggo Rivad
Viggo Reinholdt Rivad (3 July 1922 – 8 February 2016) was a Danish photographer who started as an autodidact in 1946, and went on to win numerous competitions in the 1950s and 1960s. Around 1960, he adopted his so-called "essay approach", r ...
(1922–2016), Danish photographer
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Viggo Rørup
Viggo Julius Rørup (12 September 1903 – 14 January 1971) was a Danish artist who in the early 1930s joined the artists' colony in northwestern Zealand known as the Odsherred Painters.
Biography
Born in Kalundborg, Rørup studied at the Royal Da ...
(1903–1971), Danish painter
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Viggo Stilling-Andersen
Viggo Stilling-Andersen (6 January 1893 – 12 November 1967) was a Danish fencer. He competed at two Olympic Games.
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1893 births
1967 deaths
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Olympic fencers of Denmark
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(1893–1967), Danish fencer
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Viggo Stoltenberg-Hansen (born 1942), Swedish mathematician and logician
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Viggo Stuckenberg (1863–1905), Danish poet
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Viggo Sundmoen (born 1954), Norwegian footballer
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Viggo Ullmann
Johan Christian Viggo Ullmann (21 December 1848 – 30 August 1910) was a Norwegian educator and politician with Venstre, the Norwegian social-liberal party. He was the son of the author Vilhelmine Ullmann, brother of the feminist Ragna Niels ...
(1848–1910), Norwegian educator and politician
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Viggo Widerøe
Viggo Widerøe (13 August 1904 – 8 January 2002) was a Norwegian aviator and entrepreneur. He founded Widerøe's Flyveselskap, Norway's third largest airline, in 1934. The airline is still in operation today.
Personal life
Viggo Widerøe was b ...
(1904–2002), Norwegian aviator and entrepreneur
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Viggo Wiehe (1874–1956), Danish actor
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