# Victoria
## Translingual
### Etymology

From Latin victōria (“victory”), often in honor of Queen Victoria.

### Pronunciation

* Audio (General Australian):(file)

### Proper noun

Victoria f
* A taxonomic genus within the family Nymphaeaceae – certain waterlilies with very large flat leaves, native to the Amazon.
* A taxonomic genus within the family Geometridae – certain moths native to Africa.
* A taxonomic genus within the order Palaeocopida – Soleaua, fossil crustaceans.
* A taxonomic genus within the family Scarabaeidae – certain scarab beetles; a junior synonym of the genus Hoplia.

#### Hypernyms

* (genus in Nympaeaceae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms – clade; Nymphaeales – order; Nymphaeaceae – family
* (genus in Geometridae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Lepidoptera – order; Glossata – suborder; Heteroneura – infraorder; Ditrysia – division; Cossina – section; Bombycina – subsection; Geometroidea – superfamily; Geometridae – family; Geometrinae – subfamily

#### Hyponyms

* (waterlilies): Victoria amazonica (syn. Victoria regia) – type species; for other species see Victoria at Tropicos.
* (moths): For species see Victoria (Warren) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies .
* (beetles): Victoria maritomnium (synonym of Hoplia communis); for other Hoplia species see Hoplia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

### References
#### plant

* Victoria (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
* Victoria (Nymphaeaceae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
* Category:Victoria (Nymphaeaceae) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
* Victoria at USDA Plants database
* Victoria at Tropicos
* Victoria at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
* Victoria at National Center for Biotechnology Information
* Victoria at Germplasm Resources Information Network
* Victoria at Plants of the World Online

#### moth

* Victoria (moth) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
* Victoria (Warren) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
* Category:Victoria (moth) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
* Victoria at National Center for Biotechnology Information

#### crustacean (fossil)

* Victoria at World Register of Marine Species

## English
### 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.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /vɪkˈtɔː.ɹi.ə/
* Audio (Canada):(file)
* Audio (General Australian):(file)
* Hyphenation: Vic‧to‧ria
* Rhymes: -ɔːɹiə

### Proper noun

Victoria (countable and uncountable, plural Victorias or Victoriae)
* (Roman mythology) The Roman goddess of victory, the counterpart of the Greek goddess Nike.
    Synonym: Victory
* A female given name from Latin.
    Coordinate term: Victor (male form)
** 1985, Dan Simmons, Song of Kali, →ISBN, pages 4, 17:When I had first told him the name we'd chosen for our daughter, Abe had suggested that it was a pretty damn waspy title for the offspring of an Indian princess and a Chicago pollock.- - - I never would have chosen the name "Victoria" but was secretly delighted by it. Amrita first suggested it one hot day in July and we treated it as a joke. It seemed that one of her earliest memories was of arriving by train at Victoria Station in Bombay. That huge edifice - one of the remnants of the British Raj, which evidently still defines India - had always filled Amrita with a sense of awe. Since that time, the name Victoria had evoked an echo of beauty, elegance and mystery in her.
* The queen of the United Kingdom from 1837 to 1901.(Should we delete this redundant sense?)
** 1838 Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Court and Cabinet Gossip of a New Reign, April 1838, pages 512-513:
    Alexander of Russia, the patron saint of the Cobourgs, was dead, so Alexandrina of England, named in honour of him, gave way to Victoria the tutelary deity of his (when living) subservient Cobourgs. Both names are alike foreign and unharmonious to British ears,* although of the two, Alexandrina perhaps the most euphonious. Let us hope, and we have reason to hope, that the Queen will nationalize that of Victoria, and make it the theme of song and history with that of Elizabeth.
       *George IV., who, whatever his faults, had a true British spirit and sentiments, declared both to be anti-British, and expressed himself in no measured terms at the time about giving the royal infant such unEnglish names.
* A placename:
** One of six states of Australia, situated in the south-eastern part of the continent. Capital: Melbourne.
** (historical, Australia) A former colony of Britain in what is now the state of Victoria, Australia.
** 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.
** The main town of the federal territory of Labuan, Malaysia.
** The capital city of Gozo, the second-largest island of Malta.
** The City of Victoria, a settlement in Hong Kong often referred to as its capital.
*** 1945 September 2 [1945 September 1], “BRITISH UNITS TAKE PART OF HONG KONG; But Admiral Is Unable to Find Japanese Commander for the Surrender Ceremony”, in The New York Times‎, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-07-09, page 12‎:Royal Marines, officers and men from the British cruisers Swiftsure and Euryalus have landed in the naval dockyard area at Victoria, Hong Kong, and raised the white ensign.
*** 1988 April 17, Marsha Dubrow, “HONG KONG”, in The Washington Post‎, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 30 December 2023‎:I eased into the cut-rate canyon by taxiing around Hong Kong -- both the island and the Kowloon peninsula -- to orient myself. The major shopping district is as difficult to grasp initially as its tongue-tripping name, Tsimshatsui. This is in Kowloon, across the harbor from Victoria, Hong Kong's major business section, which also is chocked with shopping opportunities. The Star Ferry tootles between the two cities.
*** 2009, Robyn Walker, “Gander Gets His Medal”, in Sergeant Gander: A Canadian Hero‎, Toronto: Natural Heritage Books, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 72:He was forty-two years old when he died and has no known grave, but his name can be seen on the Hong Kong Memorial at the entrance to the Botanic Gardens in Victoria, Hong Kong.
** A town in Grenada.
** A place in the United States:
*** A city, the county seat of Victoria County, Texas.
*** A town in Lunenburg County, Virginia, named after Queen Victoria.
*** A number of townships in the United States, listed under Victoria Township.
** A place in the United Kingdom:
*** A hamlet in Roche parish, Cornwall (OS grid ref SW9861).
*** A large railway terminus in central London.
*** A hamlet in Dunford parish, Barnsley borough, South Yorkshire, on the West Yorkshire boundary and probably named after the Victoria Inn (OS grid ref SE1705)
*** Ellipsis of Victoria Line of the London Underground.
**** 1962 October, “London gets its Victoria tube”, in Modern Railways, page 256:London Transport lost no time in beginning work on the new Victoria tube line following the Minister of Transport's approval of the project, announced on August 20.
*** A community and ward in Newport, Wales (OS grid ref ST315880).
*** A suburban area in Cwm community, Blaenau Gwent county borough, Wales (OS grid ref SO1706).
** A locale in the Philippines
*** A municipality of Laguna.
*** A municipality of Northern Samar.
*** A municipality of Tarlac.
** Ellipsis of Lake Victoria, the largest lake in Africa.
** (astronomy) 12 Victoria An asteroid in Asteroid Belt, Solar System, a main belt asteroid.
    Synonyms: Asteroid Victoria, Victoria Asteroid
** Ellipsis of Victoria County.
** A town in Cabañas department, El Salvador

#### Derived terms

* City of Victoria
* Ciudad Victoria
* Fort Victoria
* Lake Victoria
* Mount Victoria
* Port Victoria
* Victoria Bridge
* Victoria County
* Victoria Cross
* Victoria Daly (regional council)
* Victoria Day
* Victoria Gap
* Victoria Park
* Victoria Peak
* Victoria River
* Victoriatown
* Victoriaville
* (Queen Victoria): Victorian, Victoriana
* (Victoria, Australia): VIC, Vic, Vic. (abbreviations)
* (female given name): Vicky, Vickie, Vickey, Vicki, Viki (diminutives)

#### Related terms

* Victorian
* Victoriana
* (pet forms of the given name): Vic, Vickey, Vicki, Vickie, Vicky
* (abbreviation of the Australian state): Vic.

#### See also

* Queen Victoria on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
* Victoria (Australia) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
* Victoria, Seychelles on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

### Noun

Victoria (plural Victorias)
* One of an American breed of medium-sized white pigs with a slightly dished face and very erect ears.
* A Victoria plum.
** 1916, The Gardeners' Chronicle:Pears are practically a failure, and there are no early or late Plums, but Victorias are a heavy crop, of small inferior fruits.

### References

* ↑ OS: South Yorkshire
* ↑ OS: Blaenau Gwent
* “Victoria”, in Collins English Dictionary.
* “Victoria”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

## Afrikaans
### Proper noun

Victoria
* Victoria (One of six states of Australia, situated in the south-eastern part of the continent)
* Victoria (a city, the capital of British Columbia)
* Victoria (a city, the capital of Seychelles)
* Victoria (the capital city of Gozo, the second-largest island of Malta)

## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈvɪt͡storɪja]

### Proper noun

Victoria f (relational adjective victorijský)
* Victoria (One of six states of Australia, situated in the south-eastern part of the continent)
* Victoria (a city, the capital of British Columbia)
* Victoria (a city, the capital of Seychelles)
* Victoria (the capital city of Gozo, the second-largest island of Malta)

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “Victoria”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

## Danish
### Etymology

From Latin Victōria.

### Proper noun

Victoria
* a female given name from Latin, equivalent to English Victoria

#### Related terms

* Viktoria

## Finnish
### Etymology

From English Victoria.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈʋikto(ː)riɑ/, [ˈʋikt̪o̞(ː)ˌriɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -iɑ

### Proper noun

Victoria
* (uncountable):
** Victoria (One of six states of Australia, situated in the south-eastern part of the continent)
** Victoria (a city, the capital of British Columbia)
** Victoria (a city, the capital of Seychelles)
** Victoria (the capital city of Gozo, the second-largest island of Malta)
* a female given name from Latin

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Victoria (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Victoriani
Victoriani
accusative
nom.
Victoriani
Victoriani
gen.
Victoriani
genitive
Victoriani
Victorioideni Victorioitteni Victoriaini $^{rare}$
partitive
Victoriaani
Victorioitani
inessive
Victoriassani
Victorioissani
elative
Victoriastani
Victorioistani
illative
Victoriaani
Victorioihini
adessive
Victoriallani
Victorioillani
ablative
Victorialtani
Victorioiltani
allative
Victorialleni
Victorioilleni
essive
Victorianani
Victorioinani
translative
Victoriakseni
Victorioikseni
abessive
Victoriattani
Victorioittani
instructive
comitative
—Victorioineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Victoriasi
Victoriasi
accusative
nom.
Victoriasi
Victoriasi
gen.
Victoriasi
genitive
Victoriasi
Victorioidesi Victorioittesi Victoriaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
Victoriaasi
Victorioitasi
inessive
Victoriassasi
Victorioissasi
elative
Victoriastasi
Victorioistasi
illative
Victoriaasi
Victorioihisi
adessive
Victoriallasi
Victorioillasi
ablative
Victorialtasi
Victorioiltasi
allative
Victoriallesi
Victorioillesi
essive
Victorianasi
Victorioinasi
translative
Victoriaksesi
Victorioiksesi
abessive
Victoriattasi
Victorioittasi
instructive
comitative
—Victorioinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Victoriamme
Victoriamme
accusative
nom.
Victoriamme
Victoriamme
gen.
Victoriamme
genitive
Victoriamme
Victorioidemme Victorioittemme Victoriaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
Victoriaamme
Victorioitamme
inessive
Victoriassamme
Victorioissamme
elative
Victoriastamme
Victorioistamme
illative
Victoriaamme
Victorioihimme
adessive
Victoriallamme
Victorioillamme
ablative
Victorialtamme
Victorioiltamme
allative
Victoriallemme
Victorioillemme
essive
Victorianamme
Victorioinamme
translative
Victoriaksemme
Victorioiksemme
abessive
Victoriattamme
Victorioittamme
instructive
comitative
—Victorioinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Victorianne
Victorianne
accusative
nom.
Victorianne
Victorianne
gen.
Victorianne
genitive
Victorianne
Victorioidenne Victorioittenne Victoriainne $^{rare}$
partitive
Victoriaanne
Victorioitanne
inessive
Victoriassanne
Victorioissanne
elative
Victoriastanne
Victorioistanne
illative
Victoriaanne
Victorioihinne
adessive
Victoriallanne
Victorioillanne
ablative
Victorialtanne
Victorioiltanne
allative
Victoriallenne
Victorioillenne
essive
Victoriananne
Victorioinanne
translative
Victoriaksenne
Victorioiksenne
abessive
Victoriattanne
Victorioittanne
instructive
comitative
—Victorioinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Victoriansa
Victoriansa
accusative
nom.
Victoriansa
Victoriansa
gen.
Victoriansa
genitive
Victoriansa
Victorioidensa Victorioittensa Victoriainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
Victoriaansa
Victorioitaan Victorioitansa
inessive
Victoriassaan Victoriassansa
Victorioissaan Victorioissansa
elative
Victoriastaan Victoriastansa
Victorioistaan Victorioistansa
illative
Victoriaansa
Victorioihinsa
adessive
Victoriallaan Victoriallansa
Victorioillaan Victorioillansa
ablative
Victorialtaan Victorialtansa
Victorioiltaan Victorioiltansa
allative
Victorialleen Victoriallensa
Victorioilleen Victorioillensa
essive
Victorianaan Victorianansa
Victorioinaan Victorioinansa
translative
Victoriakseen Victoriaksensa
Victorioikseen Victorioiksensa
abessive
Victoriattaan Victoriattansa
Victorioittaan Victorioittansa
instructive
comitative
—Victorioineen Victorioinensa :

#### Related terms

* Viktoria

#### Statistics

* Victoria is the 393rd (tied with 1 other name) most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 1,024 female individuals (and as a middle name to 2,380 more, making it more common as a middle name), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

## French
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /vik.tɔ.ʁja/
* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Victoria f
* a female given name from Latin, equivalent to English Victoria
* Victoria (the lake)

#### Related terms

* (female given names): Victoire, Victorine

#### Descendants

* → Afar: Viktooríya

## German
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [vɪkˈtoːʁia]
* Audio (Austria):(file)
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: Vic‧to‧ria

### Proper noun

Victoria
* a female given name from Latin, variant of Viktoria

## Norwegian
### Proper noun

Victoria
* a female given name from Latin, a popular spelling variant of Viktoria

## Polish
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Victoria, from Latin Victōria, from victōria.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /vikˈtɔ.rja/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɔrja
* Syllabification: Vic‧to‧ria
* Homophone: wiktoria, Wiktoria

### Proper noun

Victoria f
* Victoria (One of six states of Australia, situated in the south-eastern part of the continent)
* Victoria (a city, the capital of British Columbia)
* Victoria (a city, the capital of Seychelles)
* Victoria (the capital city of Gozo, the second-largest island of Malta)

#### Declension
### Further reading

* Victoria in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Portuguese
### Proper noun

Victoria f
* a female given name from Latin, masculine equivalent Victor, equivalent to English Victoria

## Romanian
### Etymology

From victoria, definite form of victorie (“victory”).

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Victoria f
* Victoria (One of six states of Australia, situated in the south-eastern part of the continent)
* Victoria (a city, the capital of British Columbia)
* Victoria (a city, the capital of Seychelles)
* Victoria (the capital city of Gozo, the second-largest island of Malta)
* A village in Hlipiceni, Botoșani County, Romania
* A village in Stăuceni, Botoșani County, Romania
* A city in Brașov County, Romania
* A commune of Brăila County, Romania
* A village in Victoria, Brăila County, Romania
* A commune of Iași County, Romania
* A village in Victoria, Iași County, Romania
* A village in Nufăru, Tulcea County, Romania

## Spanish
### Etymology

From the Latin Victoria; also shortened from María (de la) Victoria, a Roman Catholic epithet of the Virgin Mary as "Our Lady of Victory".

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /biɡˈtoɾja/ [biɣ̞ˈt̪o.ɾja]
* Rhymes: -oɾja
* Syllabification: Vic‧to‧ria

### Proper noun

Victoria f
* a female given name from Latin
* Victoria (One of six states of Australia, situated in the south-eastern part of the continent)
* Victoria (a city, the capital of British Columbia)
* Victoria (a city, the capital of Seychelles)
* Victoria (the capital city of Gozo, the second-largest island of Malta)
* Victoria (a town in Cabañas department, El Salvador)
* Victoria (a commune and city in Victoria, Chile)
* (historical) A department of Chile

## Swedish
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Victoria f (genitive Victorias)
* a female given name from Latin, variant of Viktoria

### Proper noun

Victoria n (genitive Victorias)
* Victoria (a state of Australia)

## Welsh
### Etymology

Borrowed from English Victoria.

### Proper noun

Victoria f (not mutable)
* Victoria (One of six states of Australia, situated in the south-eastern part of the continent)
* Victoria (a city, the capital of British Columbia)
* Victoria (a city, the capital of Seychelles)
* Victoria (the capital city of Gozo, the second-largest island of Malta)