Viterbo: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Viterbo – Origin: Italian (place name) – Gender: Unisex – Pronunciation: vee-TAIR-boh


Viterbo is an Italian (place name) unisex name. It appears in our list of 175+ European City Baby Names With Old-World Elegance.

Meaning & Origin of Viterbo

Origin: Italian (place name).

A common claim: Sometimes folk-derived from Latin 'Vetus Urbs,' meaning 'old city.' Actually: This is a folk etymology (a Latin-sounding backronym), not an attested derivation.

How to Pronounce Viterbo

Phonetic: vee-TAIR-boh   IPA: /viˈtɛrbo/

Popularity of Viterbo

Viterbo 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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