At a Glance
- Meaning
- Possibly 'settlement at a sacred site' (a shrine element plus '-by, ' a common Old Norse word for settlement)
- Origin
- Old Norse (Swedish)
- Gender
- Unisex
- Pronunciation
- VEES-bee
Visby is an Old Norse (Swedish) unisex name meaning “possibly 'settlement at a sacred site' (a shrine element plus '-by, ' a common Old Norse word for settlement)”. It appears in our list of 175+ European City Baby Names With Old-World Elegance.
Meaning & Origin of Visby
Meaning: Possibly 'settlement at a sacred site' (a shrine element plus '-by, ' a common Old Norse word for settlement).
Origin: Old Norse (Swedish).
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Visby
VEES-bee
Popularity of Visby
Visby 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.
Lists That Include Visby
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