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Places named after Queen Victoria (in red)

A large number of places which were once in the former British Empire were named after the British monarch who reigned over it for the greater part of its most dominant period, Queen Victoria. As such, Victoria is one of the most commemorated individuals in place-names around the world.

Other places that have the name "Victoria", without the association with Queen Victoria, tend to be derived from the Spanish language word for 'victory', see Victoria (disambiguation).

Commonwealth realms

Australia

Belize


Bangladesh

Burma / Myanmar


Cameroon

  • Limbe, was known as Victoria until 1982

Canada

Main article: Royal eponyms in Canada > Queen Victoria

During the process of Confederation, "Victorialand" and "Victorialia" were among the alternative suggestions to Canada as to what the name of the new Dominion should be. "[1][2]


The Gambia

  • Royal Victoria Teaching Hospital, Banjul

Ghana


Hong Kong

Hong Kong was a British colony from 1840s to 1997.

India

Ireland, Republic of (Eire)

Jamaica

New Zealand

Papua New Guinea

United Kingdom

Note: this is only a small sample of the hundreds of locations in the United Kingdom with the name 'Victoria'.

England

Northern Ireland

Scotland

Isle of Man

Jersey

Uganda

Malaysia

Malta

Mauritius

Nigeria

  • Victoria Island, Lagos
  • Victoria Garden City, Lagos
  • Victoria Cemetery, Lagos

Pakistan

  • Empress Market, Karachi.
  • Victoria Road, Karachi. (renamed as Abdullah Haroon Road)
  • Queen's Road, Karachi (now Moulvi Tamizuddin (M.T.) Khan Road)
  • Victoria Museum (now defunct), Karachi.
  • Bahawal-Victoria Hospital Bahawalpur.
  • Victoria Tower Jacobabad.
  • Haranpur (Victoria ) Bridge.
  • Victoria Memorial Hall, Sibi, Balochistan.

Seychelles

Sierra Leone

  • Victoria Park, Freetown (since mid 2017 Freetown Amusement Park)

Singapore

South Africa

Sri Lanka


Tanzania

Uganda

United States (former part of Colonies before American Independence)

Zambia

David Livingstone named the great Mosi-oa-Tunya falls after Queen Victoria.

Zimbabwe

Outside the Commonwealth realms

Chile

France

Germany

Greece

Switzerland

United States (after American Revolution and American Independence)

See also

References

  1. ^ How Canada Got Its Name - Origin of the Name Canada
  2. ^ [1]
  3. ^ Preetha, M. Soundariya (2012-01-28). "Victoria Town Hall stands tall after restoration". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2018-07-16.
  4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-03-08. Retrieved 2007-02-10. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ http://durban.kzn.org.za/durban/about/102.html
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