Vigdis Explained

Vigdis or Vigdís is a Scandinavian and Icelandic feminine given name.

People with the name include:

• Vigdis Hjulstad Belbo (born 1955), Norwegian politician
• Vigdís Finnbogadóttir (born 1930), Icelandic politician
• Vigdís Grímsdóttir(born 1953), Icelandic writer
• Vigdis Giltun (born 1952), Norwegian politician
• Vigdís Hauksdóttir (born 1965), member of the Icelandic parliament
• Vigdis Hjorth (born 1959), Norwegian novelist
• Vigdís Hafliðadóttir (born 1994), Icelandic musician, comedian and actress
• Vigdis Hårsaker (born 1981), Norwegian handball player
• Vigdis Holmeset (fl. 2010s), Norwegian handball coach
• Vigdis Sigmundsdóttir (1934–2023), artist from the Faroe Islands
• Vigdis Moe Skarstein (born 1946), Norwegian librarian
• Vigdis Songe-Møller (born 1949), Norwegian professor of philosophy
• Vigdis Stokkelien (1934–2005), Norwegian journalist and writer
• Vigdis Ystad (1942–2019), Norwegian literary historian

See also

• Vigdis (Laxdæla saga), character from the 13th century Icelandic saga
• Vigdis (film), 1943 Norwegian film centering on a girl named Vigdis Bjørkli
• 1053 Vigdis, bright background asteroid from the central regions of the asteroid belt