Viborg

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UK/ˈviːˌbɔːɡ/UK/ˈviː.bək/US/ˈviˌbɔɹɡ/US/ˈvi.bɚk/

proper noun

A city in Jutland, Denmark, pop. 91.405 (as of 2007)

OriginSwedish Viborg ← Old Norse vé ← Old Swedish borgh →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A city in Jutland, Denmark, pop. 91.405 (as of 2007)
  2. A city in Karelia (now part of Russia, in earlier times part of Finland and Sweden), pop. 79,224 (as of 2002), usually spelled Vyborg.
  3. A town in Turner County, South Dakota, pop. 832 (as of 2000)

Origin

  1. Old Swedishborgh
  2. Old Norsevé
  3. SwedishViborg
  4. EnglishViborg

From Swedish Viborg from vi (“sanctuary, sacred area”) + borg (“fortress, castle; city”), from Old Norse vé + borg via Old Swedish borgh. Doublet of Vyborg.

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Translations

Danish Viborg
  • ViborgDanish city
German Viborg
  • ViborgDanish city
Greek Βίμποργκ
  • Βίμποργκ (Vímporgk)Danish city
Icelandic Vébjörg
  • VébjörgDanish city
Norwegian Viborg
  • ViborgDanish city
Portuguese Viborg
  • ViborgDanish city
Swedish Viborg
  • ViborgDanish city
Cite this entry
APA

Viborg. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Viborg

MLA

“Viborg.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Viborg. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Viborg,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Viborg.

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