Victoria (name)

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A large number of places, people and objects have been named Victoria (variation: Viktoria, abbreviations: Vicky, Vicki, Vicci, Vikki, Knoxy, Vici, Vickie, Vicyi, Tor, Tori, Toria). Several of these are named after Queen Victoria.

Onomastics

Victoria is the female form of Victor, but it is also the original Latin word for victory, hence Victoria as the Roman goddess of victory. Victoria can be used as a first name or as a family name.

People

• Princess Victoria (disambiguation)
• Victoria (Roman usurper), a.k.a. Vitruvia (3rd century), mother of Gallic Emperor Victorinus
• Victoria of the United Kingdom, a.k.a. Queen Victoria
• Victoria Beckham (b. 1974), member of the Spice Girls and wife of soccer player David Beckham
• Victoria Fuller (b. 1970), American model and actress
• Victoria Jackson (b. 1959), American comedian and actress
• Victoria Silvstedt (b. 1974), Swedish model and actress
• Tori Spelling, American actress
• Victoria Wood (b. 1953), English singer, writer and comedienne
• Victoria, stage name of Lisa Marie Varon (born 1971), professional wrestler

Surnames

• Guadalupe Victoria (1786–1843), first president of Mexico
• Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548-1611), Spanish composer

See also

• Saint Victoria, several Christian saints with this name