Victoria (name)
 Queen Victoria is the most famous historical bearer of the name. | |
| Pronunciation | /vɪkˈtɔːriə/ |
|---|---|
| Gender | Female |
| Language(s) | Latin |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | Victory |
| Other names | |
| Nickname(s) | Tori, Vicky, and spelling variants |
| Related names | Viktorija, Vittoria, Vittorio, Victor |
Victoria is a feminine given name. It is also used as a family name.
Origin and meaning forms
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]
People
Royalty
- Empress Victoria (disambiguation), various empresses
- Queen Victoria (disambiguation), various queens
- Queen Victoria (1819–1901), Queen of the United Kingdom (r. 1837–1901) and Empress of India (r. 1876–1901)
- Princess Victoria (disambiguation), various princesses
Given name
- Victoria Abril (born 1959), Spanish actress and singer
- Victoria Adams, several people
- Victoria Aleksanyan (born 1987), Armenian filmmaker
- Victoria Alonso (born 1965), Argentine film producer
- Victoria Amelina (1986–2023), Ukrainian novelist
- Victoria Arlen (born 1994), American television personality
- Victoria Aitken (born 1965), British fashion model
- Victoria Atkin, English actress
- Victoria Atkins (born 1976), English politician
- Victoria Aveyard (born 1990), American writer
- Victoria Azarenka (born 1989), Belarusian tennis player
- Victoria Banks (born 1973), Canadian singer and songwriter
- Victoria Barbă (1926–2020), Moldovan filmmaker
- Viktoria Baškite (born 1985), Estonian chess player
- Victoria Bateman (born 1979), English academic and economist
- Victoria Beckham (born 1974), English singer, songwriter, fashion designer, and television personality
- Victoria Bergsman (born 1977), Swedish songwriter, musician, and vocalist
- Victoria Grace Blackburn (1865–1928), Canadian journalist and writer
- Victoria Borwick (born 1956), English politician
- Victoria Brittain (born 1942), British journalist and author
- Victoria Calvert (born 1981), American judge
- Victoria Canal (born 1998), Spanish-American singer-songwriter.
- Victoria Carbó (born 1963), Argentine field hockey player
- Victoria Carl (born 1995), German cross-country skier
- Victoria Carling, English actress
- Victoria Catlin (1952–2024), American actress
- Victoria Chaplina (born 1988), Russian volleyball player
- Viktória Chladoňová (born 2006), Slovak race cyclist
- Victoria Clark (born 1959), American actress and singer
- Victoria Clarke (born 1959), American communications consultant
- Victoria Mary Clarke (born 1966), Irish journalist and writer
- Victoria Climbié (1991–2000), African-English murder victim
- Victoria Coren Mitchell (born 1972), English writer, presenter, and professional poker player
- Victoria Santa Cruz (1922–2014), Afro-Peruvian choreographer, composer and activist
- Victoria Cuenca (fl. 1928–1946), Argentine actress
- Victoria Dayneko (born 1987), Russian actress, singer, and songwriter
- Victoria De Angelis (born 2000), Italian–Danish bassist and songwriter
- Victoria de Lesseps (born 1994), French–American artist
- Victoria de Stefano (1940–2023), Italian–Venezuelan educator, essayist, novelist, and philosopher
- Victoria Derbyshire (born 1968), British journalist, newsreader and broadcaster
- Victoria Donda (born 1977), Argentine activist and politician
- Victoria Doudera, American politician
- Victoria Drummond (1894–1978), first woman marine engineer in the UK and first woman member of Institute of Marine Engineers
- Victoria Duffield (born 1995), Canadian singer, songwriter, dancer, and actress
- Victoria Dunlap (born 1989), American basketball player
- Victoria Edwards (born 1948), New Zealand artist, printmaker, and art educator
- Victoria Ekanoye (born 1981), English actress
- Victoria Forester (born 1974), Canadian author
- Victoria Fromkin (1923–2000), American linguist
- Victoria Furtună (born 1981), Moldovan prosecutor and politician
- Victoria Fyodorova (1946–2012), Russian–American actress and author
- Victoria Georgieva (born 1997), Bulgarian singer and songwriter
- Victoria Quirino-Gonzalez (1931–2006), former first lady of the Philippines
- Victoria Gouramma (1841–1864), Indian princess
- Victoria Gowon (born 1946), Nigerian nurse and the third first lady of Nigeria
- Victoria Grace, emerita professor of sociology
- Victoria Groce (born 1981), American quiz player and game show contestant
- Victoria Hamilton (born 1971), English actress
- Victoria Hanna, Israeli multi-disciplinary artist, singer and musician
- Victoria Haralabidou, Greek actress
- Victoria Hislop (born 1959), English writer
- Victoria Horne (1911–2003), American actress
- Victoria Jackson (born 1959), American comedian and actress
- Victoria Johnson (born 1969), American author and historian
- Victoria Justice (born 1993), American actress, singer, and model
- Victoria Kakuktinniq (born 1989), Canadian Inuk fashion designer
- Victoria Kamāmalu (1838–1866), Hawaiian crown princess
- Victoria Kan (born 1995), Uzbekistani–born Russian tennis player
- Victoria Jiménez Kasintseva (born 2005), Andorran tennis player
- Victoria Kaspi (born 1967), American–Canadian astrophysicist and professor
- Victoria Kawesa (born 1975), Ugandan–born Swedish politician
- Victoria Reggie Kennedy (born 1954), American diplomat, attorney, and activist
- Victoria Kennefick (fl. 2015-), Irish poet and academic
- Victoria Kent (1891–1987), Spanish lawyer and politician
- Victoria Kjær Theilvig (born 2003), Danish model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe 2024
- Victoria Koblenko (born 1980), Ukrainian–Dutch actress and columnist
- Victoria Kokhana (born 1990), Ukrainian musician
- Victoria Konefal, American actress
- Victoria Kwakwa, Ghanaian economist
- Victoria Lee (2004–2022), American mixed martial artist
- Victoria Legrand (born 1981), French–American musician
- Victoria Ann Lewis, American actress and theatre artist
- Victoria Loke (born 1992), Singaporean activist, actress, and model
- Victoria Lomasko (born 1978), Russian graphic artist
- Victoria Longley (1960–2010), Australian actress
- Victoria Lopyreva (born 1983), Russian television presenter, actress, and beauty pageant titleholder
- Victoria Manni (born 1994), Italian figure skater
- Victoria Mavridou (born 1991), Greek weightlifter
- Victoria Mboko (born 2006), Canadian tennis player
- Victoria Monét (born 1989), American singer and songwriter
- Victoria Moors (born 1996), Canadian artistic gymnast
- Victoria Moroles (born 1996), American actress
- Victoria Mxenge (1942–1985), South African activist, lawyer, and nurse
- Victoria Napolitano (born 1988), American politician
- Victoria Neave (born 1980), American attorney and politician
- Victoria Nuland (born 1961), American diplomat
- Victoria Nyame (died 1980), Ghanaian politician
- Victoria Ocampo (1890–1979), Argentine writer and intellectual
- Victoria Uzoamaka Onejeme (1930–2017), Nigerian attorney general
- Victoria Palacios (born 1977), Mexican race walker
- Victoria Pedretti (born 1995), American actress
- Victoria Pelova (born 1999), Dutch professional footballer
- Victoria Pendleton (born 1980), English jockey and former cyclist
- Victoria Poleva (born 1962), Ukrainian composer
- Victoria Powers (1958–2025), American mathematician
- Victoria Pratt (born 1970), Canadian actress
- Victoria Prentis (born 1971), British politician and barrister
- Victoria Price (born 1962), American public speaker and the author
- Victoria Principal (born 1950), Japanese–born American actress, author, entrepreneur, and producer
- Victoria Ransom, New Zealand entrepreneur
- Victoria Naicka Richard, known as Naïka (born 1998), American-born singer and songwriter
- Victoria Riskin (born 1945), American screenwriter
- Victoria Rodríguez, several people
- Victoria Roshchyna (1996–2024), Ukrainian journalist
- Victoria Rowell (born 1959), American actress and dancer
- Victoria Ruffo (born 1962), Mexican actress
- Victoria Sanchez, several people
- Victoria Kakoko Sebagereka (1946–2021), Ugandan politician and activist
- Victoria Silvstedt (born 1974), Swedish model and actress
- Victoria Sinitsina (born 1995), Russian figure skater
- Victoria Smurfit (born 1974), Irish actress
- Victoria Song (born 1987), Chinese actress, dancer, model, and singer
- Victoria Leigh Soto (1985–2012), American teacher, victim of Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting
- Victoria Spivey (1906–1976), American blues singer, songwriter, and record company founder
- Victoria Starmer (born c. 1973), British former solicitor and occupational health worker
- Victoria Spartz (born 1978), Ukrainian–American politician
- Victoria Jackson-Stanley (born 1953), American politician
- Victoria Swarovski (born 1993), Austrian businesswoman, singer, and television presenter
- Victoria Tennant (born 1950), English actress
- Victoria Thaine (born 1984), Australian actress
- Victoria Toensing (born 1941), American attorney
- Victoria Tolbert (1916–1997), First Lady of Liberia
- Victoria Trofimenko (born 1979), Ukrainian filmmaker
- Victoria Velásquez (born 1991), Danish politician
- Victoria Vetri (born 1944), American model and actress
- Victoria Villarruel (born 1975), Argentine lawyer and politician
- Victoria Velasquez Vincent (born 1995), New Zealand model and pageant titleholder
- Victoria Vivians (born 1994), American professional basketball player
- Victoria Vokes (1850–1894), British music hall, pantomime and burlesque actress and dancer
- Victoria Vox (born 1978), American singer, songwriter and musician
- Victoria Walker, known as PinkPantheress (born 2001), British singer, songwriter, and record producer
- Victoria, Lady Welby (1837–1912), English philosopher
- Victoria Williams (born 1958), American musician, singer, and songwriter
- Victoria Williamson (born 1993), English bobsledder and track cyclist
- Victoria Wood (1953–2016), English actress, comedian, singer, and writer
- Victoria Woodards (born 1965), American politician
- Victoria Woodhull (1838–1927), American leader of the women's suffrage movement
- Victoria Wyndham (born 1945), American actress
- Victoria Yeates (born 1983), English actress
- Victoria Yakusha (born 1982), Ukrainian architect, designer, and artist
- Victoria Zhilinskayte (born 1989), Russian handball player
- Victoria Zuloaga (born 1988), Argentine field hockey player
- Victoria Zárate Zurita (1893–1964), Spanish teacher and trade unionist
Surname
- Adia Victoria (born 1986), American singer and songwriter
- Ana Victoria (born 1983), American-born Mexican singer-songwriter, dancer and record producer
- Brian Victoria (born 1939), educator and author on Buddhism
- Eduardo Victoria (born 1970), Mexican actor
- Eladio Victoria (1864–1939), Dominican politician
- Francisco Victoria (1796–1830), Mexican independence fighter
- Guadalupe Victoria (1786–1843), first president of Mexico
- Gustavo Victoria (born 1980), Colombian football player
- Heidi Victoria (born 1967), Australian politician
- Manuel Victoria (died 1833), Mexican governor of Alta California in 1831
- Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548–1611), Spanish composer
Fictional characters
- Tía Victoria, in the 2017 Pixar film Coco
- Victoria, the malicious vampire in the Twilight series, the antagonist of New Moon and Eclipse
- Victoria, in the video game Hitman: Absolution
- Victoria, Ted's ex girlfriend in the sitcom How I Met Your Mother
- Principal Victoria, from South Park
- Victoria the White Cat, from Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical Cats
- Victoria Newman Abbott, on the American soap opera The Young and the Restless
- Victoria Argent, a werewolf hunter and mother of the main female character Allison Argent in MTV television drama Teen Wolf
- Victoria Best, a recurring villain and child prodigy in the animated series WordGirl
- Victoria "Vicki" Donovan, a high school girl turned into a vampire in the 2009-17 television drama The Vampire Diaries
- Victoria Everglot, in the 2005 stop-motion animated film Corpse Bride
- Victoria Flynn, in the sitcom Mike & Molly
- Victoria Grayson, antagonist of the ABC television series Revenge (2011–2015)
- Victoria Hand, a Marvel Comics character
- Victoria Heyes, a fictional character in the Terrifier franchise
- Victoria Lord, the principal character on the American soap opera One Life to Live
- Victoria "Vicky" McGee, in the 1984 American sci-fi horror film Firestarter, played by Heather Locklear
- Victoria McPherson, one of the two playable characters in the 2005 video game Still Life and its 2009 sequel
- Victoria Neuman, the neoconservative vice president of the United States from the TV series The Boys
- Victoria "Tory" Nichols, one of the main characters on the Netflix television series "Cobra Kai"
- Victoria Page, in the Dream Theater concept album Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory
- Victoria "Tori" Spring, in the graphic novel Heartstopper
- Victoria Sugden, on the British soap opera Emmerdale
- Victoria "Vicki" Vale, a Batman supporting character in DC Comics
- Victoria "Tori" Vega, in the Nickelodeon television series Victorious, played by Victoria Justice
- Victoria Waterfield, in the British television series Doctor Who, played by Deborah Watling
- Victoria Winters, the young governess in Dark Shadows
- Victoria, a character from Zip Zip
- Princess Victoria, main protagonist in Barbie: The Princess & the Popstar
See also
- Saint Victoria (disambiguation), several Christian saints with this name
- Victoria (disambiguation)
- Victoire (disambiguation), French equivalent
- Viktoria (disambiguation)
- Viktoriya
- Viktorija (disambiguation)
References
- ^ "Tori – HebrewNamer". HebrewNamer. 2 November 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
- ^ "Victoria". The Bump. 8 February 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
- ^ "Meaning, origin and history of the name Victoria". Behind the Name. 23 April 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2024.