Vibeke: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Vibeke – Origin: Danish/Norwegian – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: VEE-buh-kuh


Vibeke is a Danish/Norwegian girl's name. It appears in our list of 175+ Scandinavian Baby Girl Names That Are Beautifully Strong.

Meaning & Origin of Vibeke

Origin: Danish/Norwegian.

A common claim: Widely said to mean 'little woman.' Actually: There's no solid evidence that Vibeke means 'little woman' — it's a Scandinavian form of the Frisian/Low German name Wiebke, and its deeper root meaning isn't clearly established.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Vibeke

Phonetic: VEE-buh-kuh   IPA: /ˈviːbəkə/

Popularity of Vibeke

Vibeke doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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