| The girl name Victoria [ 4 syll. vic-to-ria, vi-ctor-ia ] is pronounced VihKTAORiyah KEY. Victoria has its origins in the Latin language. It is used largely in English, German, and Spanish. The meaning of Victoria is 'victor, conqueror'. Derived from victoria which means 'victory' ; victoris which means 'conqueror'. Old forms of the name include the Latin Victoria and the Latin Victorius. The name is either directly from the Latin element 'victoria', or else it evolved as a feminine form of the Roman personal name Victorius. It was borne in Roman mythology by the goddess and personification of victory. It was also borne by several saints. The first name was seldom used in England prior to the 19th century, but after the accession of Queen Victoria (1819-1901) in 1837, it grew increasingly popular in England as a name bestowed in honor of the queen, who got the name from her German mother Princess Maria Louise Victoria of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. The Victorian era was named after the queen. Victoria is the feminine version of the Dutch, English, French, Portuguese, and Spanish Victor. Forms of Victoria include the Scottish Bhictoria, the French Victoire, the French Victorine, the German and Scandinavian Viktoria, and the Italian Vittoria. The short forms Tori (English), Toria (English), Tory (English), Vic (English), Vita (English), and Viti (English), and the pet forms Vicki (English), Vickie (English), Vicky (English), and Vikki (English) are other variants of the name. Victoria is very popular as a baby girl name. The name grew in popularity from the 1930s up to the 1990s. Its usage peaked in 1993 with 0.656% of baby girls being named Victoria. It was #19 in rank then. The baby name has experienced a drop in frequency since then. In 2007, it ranked at #29 with a usage of 0.350%, but it was nevertheless the most popular among all girl names in its family. Victoria was used 11 times more than the next ranked name, the English Tori, in 2007. Baby names that sound like Victoria include the German and Scandinavian Viktoria and the French Victoire. KEY: Pronunciation for Victoria: V as in "vee (V.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)" ; T as in "tea (T.IY)" ; AO as in "ought (AO.T)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"
Details of famous persons named Victoria:
Activist Victoria Claflin Woodhull, born Victoria Claflin 23 September 1838 - 10 June 1927, Homer, Ohio.
Model Victoria Silvstedt, born 19 September 1974, Skelleftea, Sweden.
Royalty Queen Victoria, born 24 May 1819 - 22 January 1901, London, England.
Singer Victoria Beckham, born Victoria Adams 17 April 1974, Hertfordshire, England. |
