Viktoria (name)
Viktoria or Victoria is a female given name .
meaning
Latin victoria means "victory". The name refers to the Roman goddess of victory and allegory of victory called Victoria .
distribution
The name was popular, for example, after the Turkish Wars of the Baroque period and because of the veneration of the Sancta Maria de Victoria, the Maria of Victory .
The most famous name bearer was Queen Victoria of Great Britain .
In the early 20th century, Victoria was briefly a well-known, albeit rare, name in Germany. It was not until the 1970s that both Victoria and Victoria gained roughly equal popularity. At the beginning of the 21st century, the names were 50 to 20 of the most popular German first names, depending on the year.
Statistical data from the USA shows that Victoria was hardly given as a maiden name there in the early 20th century (in rankings of the most popular first names up to the 1960s mostly below rank 100, sometimes below rank 200), which was in the 1980s first changed. Victoria has been a popular name there since the 1990s (places 19 to 25 among the most common girls' first names per decade).
variants
- Victoria, Victoria
- as diminutive : Viktorina, Viktorine
In other languages
- Bulgarian Виктория Wiktorija
- czech Viktorie
- english Victoria
- Spanish Victoria
- French Victoire
- Hungarian Viktória
- Italian Vittoria, Vittoriana, Vittorina
- Portuguese Vitoria
- Lithuanian Viktorija
- Dutch Victoria
- Norwegian Viktoria
- Polish Wiktoria
- Russian Виктория Wiktorija
- Slovak Viktória
- Swedish Viktoria
- Serbian Viktorija
The masculine form of the first name is Victor / Viktor .
Short forms
The short form of Viktoria, which is most common in the English and German-speaking countries, is derived from the first syllable (written in the variants Vi [c / k] [c / k] [i / y] , e.g. Vicky or Vicki ), followed by deriving from the second syllable ( Tori or Tory ). However, there are numerous other short forms with principally similar derivation, mostly from other language areas. These include: Vice, Vichi, Vickan, Vika, Wicky, Wika, Wiki, Wita, Terrie, Toja, Toya.
The short form Vicky is also used for other names, but less often. For example, the first name of the German-Greek pop singer Vicky Leandros is derived from the first name Vassiliki , which in turn is a variant of Vasilis / Basileus .
Memorial days
- February 11th - St. Victoria († 304), African martyr and consecrated virgin
- August 12 - Blessed Victoria Diez y Bustos de Molina († 1936), martyr in Hornachuelos, Spain
- August 21 - Blessed Victoria Rasoamanarivo († 1894), benefactress in Madagascar
- November 17th - St. Victoria of Córdoba († around 300), martyr and consecrated virgin
- December 23 (also July 10) - St. Victoria of Rome (2nd / 3rd century), martyr and consecrated virgin
Name bearers
Viktoria as a first and proper name
Nobles
- Victoria († after 271), Empress of the Imperium Galliarum
- Vittoria Colonna (1492–1547), Margravine of Pescara and Italian poet
- Viktoria Charlotte von Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym (1715–1792), princess and by marriage Margravine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
- Vittoria Farnese (1521–1602), princess of Parma and Piacenza
- Vittoria della Rovere (1622–1694), Grand Duchess of Tuscany
- Victoire of France (1733–1799), Princess of France and Navarre
- Victoria von Sachsen-Coburg-Saalfeld (1786–1861), mother of the British Queen Victoria
- Victoria (1819–1901), Queen of Great Britain and Ireland, Empress of India
- Viktoria von Sachsen-Coburg-Saalfeld-Koháry (1822–1857), Princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and by marriage Duchess of Nemours
- Victoria of Great Britain and Ireland (1840–1901) (Victoria Adelaide Mary Louisa), German Empress, daughter of Queen Victoria
- Victoria Elisabeth Augusta Charlotte of Prussia , by marriage Duchess of Saxony-Meiningen
- Viktoria von Baden (1862–1930), Queen of Sweden
- Viktoria von Hessen-Darmstadt (1863–1950), by marriage to Princess von Battenberg
- Viktoria von Preußen (1866–1929) , Princess of Prussia, daughter of Emperor Friedrich III.
- Victoria of Great Britain and Ireland (1868–1935) , daughter of King Edward VII, British princess
- Victoria Melita von Sachsen-Coburg and Gotha (1876–1936), member of the British royal family
- (Viktoria) Marie von Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1878–1948), member of the Grand Ducal House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
- Victoria Eugénie von Battenberg (1887–1969), Queen of Spain
- Viktoria Luise von Prussia (1892–1980), Princess of Prussia, daughter of Kaiser Wilhelm II, Duchess of Braunschweig
- Cristina of Spain (* 1965 as Cristina Frederica Victoria Antonia de Borbón Grecia), Spanish enfantin
- Victoria of Sweden (* 1977), Swedish Crown Princess
Other people
Victoria, Victoria
- Victoria Abril (born 1959), Spanish actress
- Victoria D. Alexander (* 1959), British art sociologist
- Victoria de los Ángeles (1923–2005), Spanish opera singer
- Victoria Aveyard (* 1990), American author
- Victoria Baez , Argentine biathlete
- Victoria Barr (* 1982), British sprinter (known as: Vicki)
- Victoria Beckham (* 1974), British pop singer
- Victoria Behr (* 1979), German costume designer
- Victoria Benedictsson (1850–1888), Swedish writer
- Victoria Bieneck (* 1991), German volleyball player
- Viktoria Blank (1859–1928), German opera singer (alto)
- Victoria Bosio (* 1994), Argentinian tennis player
- Viktoria Brams (* 1944), German actress
- Victoria Brown (1940-1991), British singer (known as: Vicki)
- Victoria Burgoyne (born 1953), British actress
- Viktoria Freifrau von dem Bussche (* 1953), German non-fiction author and garden artist
- Viktorine von Butler-Haimhausen (1811–1902), German social reformer and philanthropist (born Victoria)
- Victoria Carl (* 1995), German cross-country skier
- Victoria Cartier (1867–1955), Canadian organist and pianist
- Victoria Chalaya (* 1982), American-Russian actress and model
- Victoria Chaplin (* 1951), American actress and circus artist
- Victoria Cheng (* 1993), New Zealand badminton player
- Victoria Chick (* 1936), American economist
- Victoria Chitepo (1928–2016), Zimbabwean politician and activist
- Victoria Clark (born 1959), American actress
- Victoria Coeln (* 1962), Austrian artist
- Viktoria Como (* 1981), German handball player and trainer
- Victoria Coren Mitchell (* 1972), English author and poker player
- Victoria Curzon-Price (* 1942), Swiss economist
- Victoria Day (* 1972), British sprinter
- Victoria Deutschmann (* 1975), German actress
- Victoria Dillard (born 1969), American actress
- Victoria DiMartino (born 1991), American soccer player (known as: Vicki)
- Viktoria von Dirksen (1874–1946), German political lobbyist
- Victoria Draves (1924-2010), American water diver (known as: Vicki)
- Victoria Duffield (* 1995), Canadian singer, actress and dancer
- Victoria Duval (* 1995), American tennis player
- Viktorine Endler (1853–1932), German writer
- Viktoria Eschbach-Szabo (* 1956), Hungarian Japanologist and linguist
- Victoria Fast (* 1985), German actress
- Viktoria Fersh (* 1978), Russian singer
- Victoria Francés (* 1982), Spanish artist
- Victoria Frenz (* 1992), German voice actress
- Viktoria Gabrysch (* 1982), German actress
- Victoria Galindo (born 1983), American softball player (known as: Vicky)
- Victoria Givens (* 1970), American porn actress
- Victoria Glendinning (* 1937), British writer and biographer
- Victoria de los Ángeles López García (1923-2005), Spanish opera singer (soprano)
- Victória Guerra (* 1989), Portuguese actress
- Victoria Gulliksen (* 1992), Norwegian show jumper
- Victoria Hamilton (born 1971), British actress
- Victoria Hanley (* 20th century), American writer
- Viktoria Hecht (1840–1890), Catholic stigmatized (known as: Viktörle)
- Victoria Herrmann (* 1969), German television presenter
- Victoria Christina Hesketh (* 1984), English singer and musician
- Victoria Hett (* 1984), Canadian motorcycle athlete
- Victoria Holland (* 1986), British triathlete (known as: Vicky)
- Victoria Holmes (* 1971), British writer
- Victoria Horne (1911–2003), American actress
- Viktoria Hösl (1902–1953), Bavarian politician (KPD)
- Victoria Huster (* 1989), American soccer player (known as: Tori)
- Victoria Hynes (born 1981), British squash player (known as: Vicky)
- Victoria Jackson (born 1959), American actress
- Victoria Jurczok (* 1990), German soldier and sailor
- Victoria Justice (* 1993), American actress and singer
- Victoria Kalima (1972–2018), Zambian politician (MMD, PF)
- Victoria Tugendreich von Kanitz (1657–1717), German nobleman and benefactress
- Viktorina Kapitonova (* 1985), Russian ballerina
- Victoria Kawesa (* 1975), Ugandan-Swedish politician (F!)
- Victoria Kelly (* 1992), American singer-songwriter (known as: Tori)
- Victoria Kern (* 1989), German-Kazakh singer, model and music producer
- Viktoria Kickinger (* 1952), Austrian supervisory board member and entrepreneur
- Viktoria Krause (* 1998), German-Hungarian actress
- Victoria Krug (* 1998), German soccer player
- Viktória Kužmová (* 1998), Slovak tennis player
- Viktoria Lakissova (* 1975), Russian pianist
- Victoria Larrière (* 1991), French tennis player
- Viktoria Lindpaintner (1918–1965), German figure skater
- Victoria Lorini (* 1969), German translator
- Viktoria Lösche (* 1952), German poet
- Victoria Loukianetz (* 1966), Ukrainian opera singer (soprano)
- Victoria Lundblad (* 1952), American molecular and cell biologist (known as: Vicky)
- Victoria Lust (* 1989), English squash player
- Victoria Madincea (* 1973), German actress and voice actress
- Victoria Matthews (* 1954), Canadian Anglican Bishop
- Victoria Maurette (* 1982), Argentine actress and singer
- Victoria Max-Theurer (* 1985), Austrian dressage rider
- Victoria Mayer (* 1976), German actress
- Victoria Mitchell (* 1982), Australian obstacle course and long distance runner
- Viktoria Modesta (* 1988), Latvian singer-songwriter and model
- Viktoria Modl (1872–1942), German-Austrian director
- Viktória Mohácsi (* 1975), Hungarian politician (SZDSZ)
- Viktoria Mönch (* 1941), German pharmacist
- Victoria Mongeon (born 1981), American twin model (known as: Vicki Icki)
- Victoria Montero (* 1991), Mexican badminton player
- Victoria Moroles (* 1996), American actress
- Victoria Mudd (* 1946), American documentary filmmaker
- Viktoria Mullova (* 1959), Russian violinist
- Victoria Muntean (born 1997), French tennis player
- Victoria Mxenge (1942–1985), South African human rights activist
- Victoria Na (* 1991), Australian badminton player
- Victoria Nuland (* 1961), American diplomat
- Victoria Ocampo (1890–1979), Argentine writer, translator and cultural manager
- Victoria Opitz (* 1988), American rower (known as: Vicky)
- Victoria Osteen (* 1961), American entrepreneur and preacher
- Victoria Padial (* 1988), Spanish biathlete
- Victoria Palacios (* 1977), Mexican walker
- Victoria Paris (* 1960), American porn actress
- Victoria Paschold (* 1990), German model
- Viktória Pavuk (* 1985), Hungarian figure skater
- Victoria Pendleton (born 1980), British cyclist (known as: Vicky)
- Victòria Peña i Carulla (born 1954), Catalan actress and voice actress (known as: Vicky)
- Viktoria Pinther (* 1998), Austrian soccer player
- Victoria Pratt (* 1970), Canadian actress and model
- Victoria Principal (born 1950), American actress
- Viktoria Rebensburg (* 1989), German ski racer
- Victoria Reich (* 1989), German actress
- Victoria Roberts (* 1978), Australian rower (known as Vicky)
- Victoria B. Robinson (* 1980), German journalist, presenter and author
- Victoria Rodríguez (* 1995), Mexican tennis player
- Victoria Rowell (born 1959), American actress
- Victoria Sabetai , Greek Classical Archaeologist
- Victoria Sackville-West (1892–1962), English writer and garden designer (known as: Vita)
- Viktoria Saffe (1914–1999), German social politician (SoVD)
- Victoria Sanchez (born 1976), Canadian actress
- Victoria Sandell Svensson (born 1977), Swedish football player (known as: Vickan)
- Viktoria Savs (1899–1979), Austrian soldier in the First World War
- Victoria Scherer (* 1992), German actress
- Victoria Schlederer (* 1985), Austrian author
- Viktoria Schmid (* 1969), German politician (CDU)
- Viktoria Schmidt-Linsenhoff (1944–2013), German art historian and women's researcher
- Viktoria Schnaderbeck (* 1991), Austrian soccer player
- Victoria Schreibeis (* 1979), Austrian hurdler
- Viktoria Schubert (* 1962), Austrian actress and theater director (known as: Vicki, Vicky)
- Victoria Schulz (* 1990), German actress
- Viktoria Schwalm (* 1997), German soccer player
- Viktoria Schwarz (* 1985), Austrian canoeist (known as: Vicki)
- Victoria Shaw (1935–1988), Australian actress
- Victoria Silvstedt (* 1974), Swedish model, actress and singer
- Victoria Smurfit (born 1974), Irish actress
- Victoria Sordo (* 1985), German actress
- Victoria Spence (* 1984), New Zealand actress
- Victoria Spivey (1906–1976), American blues singer, piano player and composer
- Viktoria Stadlmayer (1917–2004), Austrian political officer for South Tyrol
- Viktoria Steinbiß (1892–1971), German politician (CDU)
- Victoria Stevens (* 1990), Canadian ski racer
- Victoria Stilwell (* 1969), British dog trainer and author
- Victoria Sturm (* 1973), German film actress and voice actress
- Victoria Swarovski (* 1993), Austrian pop singer
- Victoria Tennant (born 1950), British actress
- Victoria Thornley (* 1987), British rower
- Viktoria Tolstoy (* 1974), Swedish jazz singer
- Viktoria Orsi Toth (* 1990), Italian volleyball and beach volleyball player
- Victoria Trauttmansdorff (* 1960), Austrian theater and film actress
- Victoria Ulbrich (* 1992), German singer (known as: Vici)
- Victoria Valdesolo (* 1989), Argentinian badminton player
- Victoria Van Meter (1982-2008), American pilot
- Victoria Vetri (born 1944), American actress
- Viktoria Voigt (* 1970), German actress, voice actress and screenwriter
- Victoria Voncampe (* 1941), German TV announcer, actress and presenter (known as: Vikki)
- Victoria Watson (* 1959), British singer and composer
- Victoria Welby (1837–1912), English philosopher
- Victoria Weichmann (* 1914), German dancer and film actress (born as: Viktoria)
- Victoria Williams (* 1958), American singer and songwriter
- Victoria Williamson (* 1993), British track cyclist
- Viktoria Winge (* 1980), Norwegian actress
- Victoria Anne Wilson (* 1975), American wrestler and photo model (known as: Terrie)
- Victoria Wolff (1903–1992), German-American writer and screenwriter
- Viktoria Wolffhardt (* 1994), Austrian canoeist
- Victoria Wood (1953-2016), British screenwriter, comedian, actress, composer and singer
- Victoria Woodhull (1838–1927), journalist, suffragette, first American presidential candidate
- Victoria Wright (* 1974), Bulgarian-French badminton player
- Viktoria Wurmer , German archery biathlete
- Victoria Zdrok (* 1973), Ukrainian porn actress, model and author
- Victoria Zinde-Walsh (* 1945), Russian-Canadian economist and university professor
- Victoria Zinny (born 1943), Argentine actress
Vitória, Vittoria
- Vitória Cristina Rosa (* 1996), Brazilian sprinter
- Vitória Diogo (* 1964), Mozambican linguist and politician (FRELIMO)
- Vittoria Raffaella Aleotti (baptized 1575; † probably after 1646), Italian composer and organist
- Vittoria Archilei ( ca.1560 - ca.1645 ), Italian singer and lutenist
- Vittoria Belvedere (* 1972), Italian film actress and photo model
- Vittoria Borsò (* 1947), Italian literary and cultural scientist
- Vittoria Caldoni (1805-19th century), art model
- Vittoria Colonna (1492–1547), Italian poet
- Vittoria Crispo (1905–1973), Italian actress
- Vittoria della Rovere (1622–1694), Grand Duchess of Tuscany
- Vittoria Piria (* 1993), Italian racing driver (known as: Vicky)
- Vittoria Puccini (* 1981), Italian film actress
- Vittoria Tarquini (approx. 1670–1746), Italian opera singer (soprano)
- Vittoria Tesi (1700–1775), Italian opera singer (alto)
Viktorija, Viktorija, Viktorija
- Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen (* 1983), Lithuanian chess player and politician (LRLS)
- Viktorija Ni (* 1991), Latvian chess player
- Viktorija Afanassjewa (* 1984), Kazakh biathlete
- Wiktoryja Asaranka (* 1989), Belarusian tennis player
- Viktorija Alexejewna Baranowa (* 1990), Russian track cyclist
- Viktorija Borschtschenko (* 1986), Ukrainian handball player
- Wiktoria Calma (1920–2007), Polish opera singer (soprano)
- Viktoria Yevtushenko (born 1965), Ukrainian badminton player
- Viktorija Viktorovna Kalinina (* 1988), Russian handball player
- Wiktorija Kokorina (* 1974), Russian photo model and porn actress (known as: Vicca)
- Viktorija Alexandrovna Komowa (* 1995), Russian gymnast
- Viktorija Kutuzova (* 1988), Ukrainian tennis player
- Viktorija Malektorowytsch (born 1972), Ukrainian actress
- Viktorija Alexandrovna Nikischina (* 1984), Russian foil fencer
- Wiktoryja Paulowitsch (* 1978), Belarusian table tennis player
- Viktorija Pyatachenko (* 1989), Ukrainian sprinter
- Viktorija Walentinowna Postnikowa (* 1944), Russian pianist
- Wiktorija Potechina (* 1993), Ukrainian water diver
- Wiktorija Ptaschnyk (* 1983), Ukrainian lawyer and politician (Samopomitsch)
- Wiktorija Rybalko (* 1982), Ukrainian long jumper
- Viktorija Shaimardanova (* 1973), Ukrainian weightlifter
- Wiktorija Jurjewna Schilinskaite (* 1989), Russian handball player
- Wiktorija Semerenko (* 1986), Ukrainian biathlete (known as: Wita)
- Viktorija Viktorovna Sjabkina (* 1992), Kazakh sprinter
- Wiktorija Stjopina (* 1976), Ukrainian high jumper (known as: Wita)
- Viktorija Samoilowna Tokarewa (* 1937), Russian writer and screenwriter
- Viktorija Wiktorovna Tolstoganowa (* 1972), Russian actress
- Viktorija Viktorovna Usachenko (* 1982), Russian boxer
- Viktorija Wladimirowna Valyukevich (* 1982), Russian triple jumper
- Viktorija Vershynina (* 1971), Ukrainian long jumper
- Wiktorija Woizizka (* 1974), Ukrainian politician (Samopomitsch)
- Viktorija Evgenjewna Woltschkowa (* 1982), Russian figure skater
- Viktorija Andrejewna Vorobjowa (* 1994), Belarusian-Russian badminton player
Other forms
- Victoire Léodile Béra (1824–1900), French writer, journalist and feminist
- Victoire de Donnissan de La Rochejaquelein (1772–1857), French author during the French revolutionary years
- Victoire Noël (1815-1903), French opera singer (also known as: Victorine)
- Victoire Thivisol (* 1991), French actress
- Victorița Dumitrescu (1935–2009), Romanian handball player
Middle name
- Michela Vittoria Brambilla (* 1967), Italian entrepreneur and politician (FI !, PdL)
Artist name, pseudonym
- Victoria , fighting name of the American wrestler Lisa Marie Varon (* 1971)
- Victoria Alexander , pseudonym of the American writer Chery Griffin (* 1965)
- Victoria Crawford (* 1986), American wrestler
- Vittoria Guerrini (1923–1977), Italian poet and translator
- Victoria Holt , pseudonym of the British writer Eleanor Hibbert (1906–1993)
- Viktoria Knezova (* 1982), Slovak porn actress and nude model
- Victoria Lucas , pseudonym of the American writer Sylvia Plath (1932–1963)
- Victoria Mazze , pseudonym of the American actress, singer, composer and film producer Eliza Swenson (* 1983)
- Maria Viktoria Mena (* 1986), Norwegian singer
- Victoria Mussett (born 1978), Australian actress
- Kate Victoria Tunstall (born 1975), Scottish singer (known as: KT)
Fictional people
The following work titles refer to characters named Victoria
- Viktoria und ihr Husar (1930), operetta by Paul Abraham
- Viktor and Viktoria (1933), a film by Reinhold Schünzel
- Victor / Victoria (1982), film by Blake Edwards, remake of Viktor and Viktoria (1933)
- Vittoria Accorombona , historical novel by Ludwig Tieck
Others
Numerous places on earth, a Mars crater and one of the large asteroids , as well as numerous church buildings after Maria ( Maria Victoria Church ) bear the name .
A genus of water lily plants is also named in this way.
The name was popular with football and other sports clubs.
See also Victoria for other possible names after personal names.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Statistics on Popular-Fornamen.de
- ^ US Social Security Administration: Popular Baby Names By Decade
literature
- Rosa Kohlheim, Volker Kohlheim: Viktoria . In: Duden - The great first name dictionary . 3. Edition. Bibliographer. Institut AG, Mannheim 2007, ISBN 978-3-411-06083-2 (also Duden - Lexicon of first names . 5th edition. 2007, ISBN 978-3-411-04945-5 .).