Victoria (name)

Victoria (name)

Infobox Given Name Revised
name = Victoria


imagesize=200px
caption=Possibly the best known Victoria, the queen of the United Kingdom from 1837 to 1901: the Victorian era was named after her.
pronunciation =
gender = female
meaning = Victory
region = Latin
origin = Ancient Rome
related names = Vicky, Vicki, Vikki, Tori, Toria, Knox, Knoxy
footnotes =

Onomastics

Victoria is the female form of the name Victor and also the original Latin word for "victory." Hence, Victoria Salvador means "victory to the savior". 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 of Baden, Queen of Sweden
* Victoria Beckham (b. 1974), member of the Spice Girls and wife of soccer player David Beckham
* Victoria Bernadotte (b. 1977), Crown Princess of Sweden, Duchess of Västergötland
* Victoria Climbié, a notable child murder case in the U.K.
* Victoria Fuller (b. 1970), American model and actress
* Victoria Jackson (b. 1959), American comedian and actress
* Victoria Justice (b. 1993), American actress, model and spokesmodel.
* Victoria Marshman, candidate on America's Next Top Model, Cycle 9
* Victoria Principal (b. 1950), American actress
* Victoria Silvstedt (b. 1974), Swedish model and actress
* Tori Spelling (b. 1973), 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

ee also

*Saint Victoria, several Christian saints with this name


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