Victoria
Meanings
name
- The Roman goddess of victory, the counterpart of the Greek goddess Nike.
- A female given name from Latin.
- Numerous places:
- A state of Australia, located in the southeastern part of the continent; a former British colony from 1851 to 1901. Capital: Melbourne.
- A city, the capital of Seychelles.
- A place in Canada:
- A city, the capital of British Columbia.
- A rural municipality of Manitoba.
- A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador.
- A community and rural municipality of Queens County, Prince Edward Island.
- A commune and city in Chile.
- A former department of Chile.
noun
- One of an American breed of medium-sized white pigs with a slightly dished face and very erect ears.
- A Victoria plum.
- vagina
noun
- A kind of low four-wheeled pleasure carriage, with a calash top, designed for two persons and the driver who occupies a high seat in front.
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Etymology
From Latin Victōria, from victōria (“victory”). Doublet of Vitória. The given name can also be analyzed as the male name Victor + -ia. The places were named in honour of Queen Victoria of Great Britain.
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