A large number of places, people and objects have been named Victoria and/or Viktoria, and/or, abbreviated, Vicky, Vicki, (and occasionally Vicci, Vikki or Vickie). Several of these are named after Queen Victoria.
Etymology
Victoria is the female form of Victor, but it is also the original Latin word for Victory.
Victoria was the Roman goddess of victory. Cf. Victoria (mythology).
Use of Victoria as name
"Victoria" has been used as
- a given name, for example Victoria Beckham
- a last name, for example Tomás Luis de Victoria
- as a place or landmark name, for example Victoria (Australia), one of the six states of Australia
- and many derivatives, for example Lake Victoria perch
Parallels in other languages
"Victory"/"Victoria" in other languages, used as name
- Jaya (Sanskrit word for "Victory"): see Jaya
- Boudicca (1st century), was, in the Victorian era, praised as "namesake" of Queen Victoria.
- Vitoria (Basque), Vittoria (Italian) and Vitória (Portuguese): see Vitoria (disambiguation)
- Wiktoria (Polish)
- And the similarl Wikitoria (Wikipedia)
Goddesses
Equivalents for the goddess of "Victory" include:
- Nike (mythology), Greek equivalent;
- Andraste, claimed to be the British equivalent of the Roman Goddess.