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Hugo

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Viggo is not attractive to me at all. I'll leave it for the Scandinavians to use.

Hugo - so handsome!

Viggo.

I prefer the sound of it. Hugo is...just eh. Although Hugo's meaning is pretty cool.

This message was edited 1/11/2021, 11:38 AM

I'm not familiar with Viggo so I would choose Hugo.

Hugo

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Viggo is not what I'd call an attractive name at all. Hugo isn't the best either, but it is the lesser evil. I like Hugh much more.

Hugo has a lovely meaning. My top association is a piteous orphan living in the walls of a train station.

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Viggo is Old Norse for "war," so it has an ancient warrior vibe. It sounds like the name of someone Beowulf would have encountered while visiting the Danes or a side character in "The 13th Warrior." He would be the old warrior that survived a hundred battles and now dispenses advice to the next generation.

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Both names have strong points. I prefer the sound of Viggo. Although I really like the meaning of Hugo, the sound is just okay to me.

I have no connections with any Scandinavian country. If I did, I would presumably be familiar with Viggo as an ordinary name. But in an English-speaking context, it seems more like something an advertiser might suggest for a new and improved version of viagra.

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I would use Hugo rather than Hugh, although I prefer Hugh. It is difficult for some people in my country to pronounce, so Hugo is a safe option and quite a good name. Certainly a better bet than Viggo.

Hugo, much more traditional

Hugo. Hugo is an old love of mine, I get warm fuzzy feelings from it. Viggo is perhaps more unusual and interesting, but the only association I have with it is Viggo Mortensen, so it seems really vapid to me. It's such a one-off name for me it'd be like naming my kid Björk. Also I don't like Viggo's meaning at all, and I love Hugo's.