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did I just hear Mr Mortensen tell David Letterman that Viggo is an old Danish name that means female sword swallower?

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[msilverstar]

Yes, I caught that, and am full of WTF?

Wikipedia seems to be the best source on the etymology:

Viggo is a Nordic male name. There are two main theories about its origins:

- a latinised form of the Old Norse name Vigge, which is also found in the form of other Germanic names, such as Ludvig. It stems from old Norse 'vig', meaning "battle, fight".
- a variant of the Icelandic name Vöggur, coming from old Norse 'vöggr', "one who lies in a cradle".

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Whenever I see him on chat shows, he makes up all sorts of unbelievable things. I just wasn't sure I heard that correctly.