Gender:

Female

Meaning:

victory (from Latin)

History & etymology:

Victoria comes from Latin and means, as one can easily guess, ‘victory’. It was the name of the Roman goddess of victory. The name’s masculine equivalent is Victorius. The name became popular in the English-speaking world (later than elsewhere in Europe) in the 19th century, at the time of Queen Victoria’s reign.

The Patron Saint of the name is St. Victoria  who lived in the 4th century Italy. Victoria and her sister Anatolia rejected pagan suitors and they got imprisoned. The sisters managed to convert prison guards to Christianity. After revealing themselves as Christians, they were - together with prison guards - starved, tortured and executed.

St. Victoria’s feast day is celebrated on 23rd December.

Alternative spellings & nicknames:

Victorie, Victoire, Vittoria, Vyctoria
Diminutives (as well as names in their own right): Vicki, Vicky, Vikki, Vickie

Similar names in other languages & name days:

Austria
23rd December: Victoria

France
15th November: Victoire

Germany
24th October, 23rd December: Victoria

Poland
20th May, 23rd December: Wiktoria

Spain
17th November: Victoria

Sweden
12th March: Viktoria

USA
26th February: Victoria, Vikki, Vicky, Vickie, Vicki

Famous people named Victoria/Viktoria:

Victoria Azarenka (1989-) - Belarusian tennis player
Victoria Baker-Harber (1988-) - English reality show star
Victoria Baldesarra (1998-) - Canadian actress
Victoria Beckham  (1974-) - English singer
Victoria Duffield (1995-) - Canadian singer
Viktoria Helgesson (1988-) - Swedish figure skater
Viktoria Komova (1995) - Russian gymnast
Victoria Magrath (1989-) - English awarded blogger
Victoria Moroles (1996-) - American actress
Victoria Pratt (1970-) - Canadian actress
Victoria Principal (1950-) - Japanese soap opera actress
Victoria Silvstedt (1974-) - Swedish model
Victoria Song (1987-) - Chinese singer
Victoria Vida (1999-) - American actress
Victoria Wood (1953 - 2016) - English comedian

Queen Victoria (1819 - 1901) - Queen of the United Kingdom and Empress of India
Victoria of Baden (1862 - 1930) - Queen of Sweden
Princess Victoria (1840 - 1901) - daughter of Queen Victoria, Empress of Germany

Fun facts:

Popularity (2015)

USA: 20th
England and Wales: 92nd
Canada: 43rd
Australia: 50th
New Zealand: 57th
Ireland: 91st                  

Belgium: 24th
Chile: 27th
Denmark: 24th
France: 90th
Italy: 117th
Mexico: 14th
Netherlands: 150th
Norway: 33rd
Poland: 95th
Spain: 53rd
Switzerland: 59th

Lucky colors: red, violet
Lucky stone: Diamond
Ruling planet: Mars
Characteristics: aspiring, charismatic, confident, disciplined, perfectionist

Many places around the world were named after Queen Victoria, including streets, parks, schools, bridges, cities and squares.