Victoria (given name)

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Pronunciation/vɪkˈtɔːriə/
Genderfemale
Word/nameLatin victoria
MeaningVictory
Victoria
Queen Victoria is the most famous historical bearer of the name.
Pronunciation/vɪkˈtɔːriə/
Genderfemale
Origin
Word/nameLatin victoria
MeaningVictory
Other names
NicknamesTori, Vicky
Related namesVictoire, Viktorie, Viktorija, Viktoriya, Vittoria, Wiktoria, Victor

Victoria is a feminine given name.

Victoria is the Latin word for 'victory'[1] and the feminine form of the masculine name Victor. In Roman mythology, Victoria was the name of the goddess of victory.

It has been a popular name in Anglophone countries since the reign of Queen Victoria in Britain in the 19th century,[2] who was named after her German mother. It is also used in Spanish, Romanian, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, and French.[3]

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