The first name Victoria

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About the first name Victoria

Meaning

The name Victoria traditionally means “victory”.

Historical origin

The name Victoria comes from Latin victoria, literally “victory,” also the name of the Roman goddess of victory.

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Victoria is an example of an ancient name preserved or rediscovered in European naming traditions.

Pronunciation:vic-to-riaviktɔʁj.a

Frequency of the first name Victoria by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Victoria by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

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Annual evolution of the first name VictoriaLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Victoria in baptisms by year.10075502501790183418781922196620101790–1794 1 baptisms1800–1804 1 baptisms1805–1809 2 baptisms1820–1824 2 baptisms1830–1834 1 baptisms1835–1839 2 baptisms1840–1844 6 baptisms1845–1849 14 baptisms1850–1854 25 baptisms1855–1859 25 baptisms1860–1864 49 baptisms1865–1869 70 baptisms1870–1874 66 baptisms1875–1879 46 baptisms1880–1884 56 baptisms1885–1889 45 baptisms1890–1894 23 baptisms1895–1899 25 baptisms1900–1904 24 baptisms1905–1909 7 baptisms1910–1914 5 baptisms1915–1919 5 baptisms1920–1924 2 baptisms1925–1929 2 baptisms1930–1934 1 baptisms1940–1944 1 baptisms1960–1964 1 baptisms1970–1974 2 baptisms1985–1989 2 baptisms1995–1999 2 baptisms2000–2004 1 baptisms2005–2009 2 baptisms2010–2014 1 baptisms

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