Victoria (name)
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| Pronunciation | /vɪkˈtɔəriə/ |
|---|---|
| Gender | female |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Ancient Rome |
| Meaning | Victory |
| Region of origin | Latin |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Vicky, Vicki, Vikki, Tori, Toria |
Onomastics
Victoria is the Latin word for 'victory' and is used as the feminine form corresponding to the name Victor. Hence, Victoria Salvador means 'victory to the savior'. Victoria can be used as a first name or as a family name.
In Roman mythology, Victoria was the name of the goddess of victory, corresponding to the Greek goddess Nike.
There are several different variations of the name Victoria:
- Danish: Viktoria
- Czech: Viktorie, Viktorka
- Finnish: Vihtoriina, Vihtorina, Viktorina
- French: Victoire, Victorina, Victorine
- German: Viktoria
- Hungarian: Viktória
- Icelandic: Viktoría
- Italian: Vittoria, Vittoriana
- Lithuanian: Viktorija
- Maltese: Vitorja
- Polish: Wiktoria
- Portuguese: Vitória
- Russian: Виктория Viktoriya
- Serbo-Croatian: Viktorija
- Spanish: Victoria
- Ukrainian: Вікторія Viktoriya
Nicknames
- Rori
- Ria
- Roria
- Toora
- Tora
- Tori
- Toria
- Torie
- Torrie
- Tors
- Tory
- Tia
- Vic
- Vica (Romanian)
- Vicci
- Vick
- Vickey
- Vicki
- Vickie
- Vicky
- Vii
- Vivi
- Vika
- Vikie
- VK
- Viki
- Vikki
- Vicks
- Vix
- Vraeee
- Tor Tor
People
- Princess Victoria, several people
- Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden (b. 1977), Crown princess of Sweden, Duchess of Västergötland
- Victoria (Gallic Empire) (3rd century), mother of Gallic Emperor Victorinus
- Victoria of the United Kingdom, a.k.a. Queen Victoria
- Victoria of Baden, Queen of Sweden
- Victoria Azarenka, (b. 1989), Belarusian tennis player
- Victoria Beckham (b. 1974), member of the Spice Girls and wife of soccer player David Beckham
- Victoria Carbó (b. 1963), Argentine field hockey player
- Victoria Climbié, a notable child murder case in the U.K.
- Victoria Crawford (b. 1986), WWE diva, wrestler and model
- Victoria Fuller (b. 1970), American model and actress
- Victoria Jackson (b. 1959), American comedian and actress
- Victoria Justice (b. 1993), American actress, model and spokesmodel
- Victoria Marshman, candidate on America's Next Top Model, Cycle 9
- Victoria Palacios (b. 1977), Mexican race walker
- Victoria Principal (b. 1950), American actress
- Victoria Silvstedt (b. 1974), Swedish model and actress
- Victoria Song, (b. 1987), Chinese pop singer
- Tori Spelling (b. 1973), American actress
- Victoria Stafford (2000—2009), Canadian murder victim
- Victoria Wood (b. 1953), English singer, writer and comedienne
- Viktorija (b. 1958), Serbian singer
- Victoria, stage name of Lisa Marie Varon (born 1971), professional wrestler
- Pixie Lott (b. 1991), British singer, given name Victoria Louise Lott
- Surnames
- Guadalupe Victoria (1786–1843), first president of Mexico
- Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548–1611), Spanish composer
See also
- Saint Victoria, several Christian saints with this name
- Victoire (name), French equivalent of the name