Victoria

The given name is mostly used for female. ‘’ Victoria ‘’ is originally Latin that means winner or conqueror. And this is the Latin word for ‘’ Victory ‘’. It can be interesting to know that ‘’ Victoria ‘’ was the name of the goddess of Victory in Roman Mythology. This name exudes classic beauty and it is commonly used for girls. Another form of the name is ‘’ Victor ‘’ that it only uses for boys.

The pronunciation of the given name is ‘’ vic-toh-ree-a. But it can be pronounced in different ways in different languages.

As gender should not be effective on name selection process, we can use the name given for baby boys and baby girls both. But the common use of the name ‘’ Victoria ‘’ is for baby girls.

‘’ Victoria ‘’ is a powerful choice due to its historical background. Since 1900 this name has been in the top 300 names, its popularity increased since then. Its most popular year was 1999, when it ranked 16 for the most popular baby names. At that time, 11872 babies were named ‘’ Victoria ‘’. From the year 2000 Victoria’s standing fluctuated between the top 20 and 30 names. Also based on the latest news of 2020 ‘’ Victoria ‘’ has ranked the no.34 most popular name.

Another reason why this name became so popular was related to the English pop group ‘’ Spice Girls ‘’. They came onto the scene in 1996 and one of the members of that group named ‘’ Victoria Beckham ‘’ contributed to the name’s jump in rank.

In addition, There are some interesting facts about the name given that they could have been effective in the way of its popularity. For example queen Victoria was born with a Silver spoon, The royal daughter of a single mother .

This name has different forms in different languages like : Victorie, which is French & Viktoria and Viktoriya, Which are Russian & Vittoria, Which is Italian.

‘’ Victoria ‘’ belongs to both historical and modern and pop-culture figures. There are some examples here ‘’ Victoria ‘’ Crown Princess of Sweden & ‘’ Victoria Beckham ‘’ English fashion designer and singer & ‘’ Victoria Woodhull ‘’ American suffragist and the first woman to run for president in 1872.

Also we can mention that if your baby has a sibling, you can name her like : Anna & Alexandra & Sarah and William.
Although people can pronounce this name easily but some families like to use nickname, for instance : Tori & Toria & Vee & Vic and Vicki !

To conclude, beside all data about ‘’ Victoria ‘’ people mostly select this name due to the brilliant historical background which is still exciting for some families.