Victoria

Victoria can be thought of and used as a feminine form of Victor; really both names simply come from the Latin word for "victory." The most well-known Victoria was Queen Victoria of England (1819-1901.) Her namesakes include not only people, but cities, regions, an attitude, styles for everything from clothes to architecture, and the entire Victorian Era. Victoria is currently enjoying a popularity spike in the United States, having been a consistently top 20 or top 30 name since the early 1990's, which in unsurprising, since many names popular during the Victorian era have also been enjoying a popularity spike (though Victoria itself wasn't a particularly popular name during the same era.) Interestingly, during the same time period in England and Wales, Victoria has declined in popularity and dropped out of the top 100 names for girls. Victoria is a versatile name. A girl named Victoria can choose to be Vicki, Vicky, Vic, or Tori.