Vigo: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance

Meaning
Village or settlement (from Latin vicus)
Origin
Galician/Spanish place name, from Latin
Gender
Boy
Pronunciation
VEE-goh

Vigo is a Galician/Spanish place name, from Latin boy's name meaning “village or settlement (from Latin vicus)”. It appears in our list of 175+ European City Baby Names With Old-World Elegance.

Meaning & Origin of Vigo

Meaning: Village or settlement (from Latin vicus).

Origin: Galician/Spanish place name, from Latin.

How to Pronounce Vigo

VEE-gohIPA /ˈviːɡoʊ/

Popularity of Vigo

Vigo 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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