name · noun · 41 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/vɪkˈtɔː.ɹi.ə/
Canada, General-American:/vɪkˈtɔ.ɹɪə/
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Australian:/vɪkˈtoː.ɹɪə/
QueenslandRecorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
rhymes with -ɔːɹiə
/vɪkˈtɔːɹi.ə/
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1
name
Meaning 1
The Roman goddess of victory, the counterpart of the Greek goddess Nike.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Victory
Antonyms: none provided
2
name
Meaning 2
A female given name from Latin.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
name
Meaning 3
Numerous places:
A state of Australia, located in the southeastern part of the continent; a former British colony from 1851 to 1901. Capital: Melbourne.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
name
Meaning 4
Numerous places:
A city, the capital of Seychelles.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
name
Meaning 5
Numerous places:
A place in Canada:
A city, the capital of British Columbia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
name
Meaning 6
Numerous places:
A place in Canada:
A rural municipality of Manitoba.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
7
name
Meaning 7
Numerous places:
A place in Canada:
A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
8
name
Meaning 8
Numerous places:
A place in Canada:
A community and rural municipality of Queens County, Prince Edward Island.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
9
name
Meaning 9
Numerous places:
A commune and city in Chile.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
10
name
Meaning 10
Numerous places:
A former department of Chile.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
11
name
Meaning 11
Numerous places:
The main town of the federal territory of Labuan, Malaysia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
12
name
Meaning 12
Numerous places:
A town and local council, the capital of the Gozo Region.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
13
name
Meaning 13
Numerous places:
A settlement in Hong Kong, often referred to as its capital; in full, the City of Victoria.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
14
name
Meaning 14
Numerous places:
A town in Grenada.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
15
name
Meaning 15
Numerous places:
A place in the United States:
A city, the county seat of Victoria County, Texas.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
16
name
Meaning 16
Numerous places:
A place in the United States:
A town in Lunenburg County, Virginia, named after Queen Victoria.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
17
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Meaning 17
Numerous places:
A place in the United States:
A number of townships in the United States, listed under Victoria Township.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
18
name
Meaning 18
Numerous places:
A place in the United Kingdom:
A hamlet in Roche parish, Cornwall (OS grid ref SW9861).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
19
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Meaning 19
Numerous places:
A place in the United Kingdom:
A large railway terminus in central London.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
20
name
Meaning 20
Numerous places:
A place in the United Kingdom:
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)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
21
name
Meaning 21
Numerous places:
A place in the United Kingdom:
Ellipsis of Victoria Line of the London Underground.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
35
noun
Meaning 35
capital of the Canadian province of British Columbia on Vancouver Island
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: port, provincial capital
36
noun
Meaning 36
a state in southeastern Australia
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Australian state
37
noun
Meaning 37
port city and the capital of Seychelles
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: capital of Seychelles
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: port, national capital
38
noun
Meaning 38
a town in southeast Texas to the southeast of San Antonio
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: town
39
noun
Meaning 39
a waterfall in the Zambezi River on the border between Zimbabwe and Zambia; diminishes seasonally
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Victoria Falls
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: waterfall, falls
40
noun
Meaning 40
(Roman mythology) goddess of victory; counterpart of Greek Nike
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Roman deity
41
noun
Meaning 41
queen of Great Britain and Ireland and empress of India from 1837 to 1901; the last Hanoverian ruler of England (1819-1901)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Queen Victoria
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: empress, Queen of England
History
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.
Named after Queen Victoria.
Across languages
Translations
165 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
فِيكْتُورِيَا
(fiktūriyā)
— female given name
Belarusian:
Вікто́рыя
(Viktóryja)
— female given name
Bulgarian:
Викто́рия
(Viktórija)
— female given name
Burmese:
ဝိတိုရိယ
(wi.tuiri.ya.)
— female given name
Catalan:
Victòria
— female given name
Chinese Mandarin:
維多利亞 /维多利亚
(Wéiduōlìyà)
— female given name
Czech:
Viktorie
— female given name
Danish:
Victoria
— female given name
Esperanto:
Viktorino
— female given name
Esperanto:
Viktoria
— female given name
Faroese:
Viktoria
— female given name
Finnish:
Victoria
— female given name
Finnish:
Viktoria
— female given name
French:
Victoria
— female given name
French:
Victoire
— female given name
Galician:
Vitoria
— female given name
Georgian:
ვიქტორია
(vikṭoria)
— female given name
German:
Viktoria
— female given name
Greek:
Βικτωρία
(Viktoría)
— female given name
Hawaiian:
Wikolia
— female given name
Hebrew:
ויקטוריה
(viqtorya)
— female given name
Hindi:
विक्टोरिया
(vikṭoriyā)
— female given name
Hungarian:
Viktória
— female given name
Icelandic:
Viktoría
— female given name
Irish:
Victeoiria
— female given name
Italian:
Vittoria
— female given name
Japanese:
ビクトリア
(Bikutoria)
— female given name
Khmer:
វិចតូរីយ៉ា
(vɨctouriiyaa)
— female given name
Korean:
빅토리아
(Biktoria)
— female given name
Latin:
Victoria
— female given name
Latvian:
Viktorija
— female given name
Lithuanian:
Viktorija
— female given name
Malay:
Victoria
— female given name
Maltese:
Vittorja
— female given name
Māori:
Wikitōria
— female given name
Marathi:
व्हिक्टोरिया
(vhikṭoriyā)
— female given name
Norwegian:
Viktoria
— female given name
Persian:
ویکتوریا
(vikturiyâ)
— female given name
Polish:
Wiktoria
— female given name
Portuguese:
Vitória
— female given name
Russian:
Викто́рия
(Viktórija)
— female given name
Serbo-Croatian:
Вѝкто̄рија
— female given name
Serbo-Croatian:
Vìktōrija
— female given name
Slovak:
Viktória
— female given name
Spanish:
Victoria
— female given name
Swedish:
Viktoria
— female given name
Swedish:
Victoria
— female given name
Turkmen:
Wiktoriýa
— female given name
Ukrainian:
Вікто́рія
(Viktórija)
— female given name
Urdu:
وکٹوریہ
(vikṭoriyā)
— female given name
Yiddish:
וויקטאָריאַ
(viktorya)
— female given name
Arabic:
فيكتوريا
— Queen Victoria
Bulgarian:
Виктория
(Viktorija)
— Queen Victoria
Chinese Mandarin:
維多利亞 /维多利亚
(Wéiduōlìyà)
— Queen Victoria
Danish:
Victoria
— Queen Victoria
Finnish:
Viktoria
— Queen Victoria
German:
Victoria
— Queen Victoria
Hindi:
विक्टोरिया
(vikṭoriyā)
— Queen Victoria
Hindi:
विक्टोरियाँ
(vikṭoriyā̃)
— Queen Victoria
Hungarian:
Viktória
— Queen Victoria
Irish:
Victeoiria
— Queen Victoria
Italian:
Vittoria
— Queen Victoria
Japanese:
ビクトリア
(Bikutoria)
— Queen Victoria
Khmer:
វិចតូរីយ៉ា
(vɨctouriiyaa)
— Queen Victoria
Korean:
빅토리아
(Biktoria)
— Queen Victoria
Latin:
Victoria
— Queen Victoria
Macedonian:
Викто́рија
(Viktórija)
— Queen Victoria
Malay:
Victoria
— Queen Victoria
Maltese:
Vittorja
— Queen Victoria
Marathi:
व्हिक्टोरिया
(vhikṭoriyā)
— Queen Victoria
Persian:
ویکتوریا
(vikturiyâ)
— Queen Victoria
Portuguese:
Vitória
— Queen Victoria
Russian:
Викто́рия
(Viktórija)
— Queen Victoria
Serbo-Croatian:
Вѝкто̄рија
— Queen Victoria
Serbo-Croatian:
Vìktōrija
— Queen Victoria
Swedish:
Viktoria
— Queen Victoria
Ukrainian:
Вікто́рія
(Viktórija)
— Queen Victoria
Urdu:
وکٹوریہ
(vikṭoriyā)
— Queen Victoria
Afrikaans:
Victoria
— state of Australia
Amharic:
ቪክቶሪያ
(viktoriya)
— state of Australia
Arabic:
فِيكْتُورِيَا
(fīktūriyā)
— state of Australia
Bulgarian:
Викто́рия
(Viktórija)
— state of Australia
Catalan:
Victòria
— state of Australia
Cherokee:
ᏫᎩᏙᎠ
(wigidoa)
— state of Australia
Chinese Mandarin:
維多利亞 /维多利亚
(Wéiduōlìyà)
— state of Australia
Chinese Mandarin:
維省 /维省
(Wéishěng)
— state of Australia
Danish:
Victoria
— state of Australia
Dutch:
Victoria
— state of Australia
Esperanto:
Viktorio
— state of Australia
Finnish:
Victoria
— state of Australia
French:
Victoria
— state of Australia
Georgian:
ვიქტორიას შტატი
(vikṭorias šṭaṭi)
— state of Australia
Georgian:
ვიქტორია
(vikṭoria)
— state of Australia
German:
Victoria
— state of Australia
German:
Viktorien
— state of Australia
Greek:
Βικτώρια
(Viktória)
— state of Australia
Greek:
Βικτόρια
(Viktória)
— state of Australia
Hebrew:
ויקטוריה
— state of Australia
Hindi:
विक्टोरिया
(vikṭoriyā)
— state of Australia
Italian:
Victoria
— state of Australia
Italian:
Vittoria
— state of Australia
Japanese:
ビクトリア
(Bikutoria)
— state of Australia
Japanese:
ヴィクトリア
(Vikutoria)
— state of Australia
Khmer:
វិចតូរីយ៉ា
(vɨctouriiyaa)
— state of Australia
Korean:
빅토리아
(Biktoria)
— state of Australia
Lao:
ວິກຕໍເລຍ
(wik tǭ līa)
— state of Australia
Macedonian:
Викто́рија
(Viktórija)
— state of Australia
Malay:
Victoria
— state of Australia
Māori:
Wikitōria
— state of Australia
Marathi:
व्हिक्टोरिया
(vhikṭoriyā)
— state of Australia
Occitan:
Victòria
— state of Australia
Portuguese:
Vitória
— state of Australia
Russian:
Викто́рия
(Viktórija)
— state of Australia
Swedish:
Victoria
— state of Australia
Thai:
วิกทอเรีย
(wík-tɔɔ-riia)
— state of Australia
Ukrainian:
Вікто́рія
(Viktórija)
— state of Australia
Vietnamese:
Vích-to-ri-a
— state of Australia
Welsh:
Victoria
— state of Australia
West Flemish:
Victoria
— state of Australia
Afrikaans:
Victoria
— capital city of the Seychelles
Arabic:
فِيكْتُورِيَا
(fīktūriyā)
— capital city of the Seychelles
Asturian:
Victoria
— capital city of the Seychelles
Bengali:
ভিক্টোরিয়া
(bhikṭōriẏa)
— capital city of the Seychelles
Chinese Mandarin:
維多利亞 /维多利亚
(Wéiduōlìyà)
— capital city of the Seychelles
Czech:
Victoria
— capital city of the Seychelles
Finnish:
Victoria
— capital city of the Seychelles
French:
Victoria
— capital city of the Seychelles
Hindi:
विक्टोरिया
(vikṭoriyā)
— capital city of the Seychelles
Italian:
Victoria
— capital city of the Seychelles
Italian:
Vittoria
— capital city of the Seychelles
Japanese:
ビクトリア
(Bikutoria)
— capital city of the Seychelles
Japanese:
ヴィクトリア
(Vikutoria)
— capital city of the Seychelles
Khmer:
វិចតូរីយ៉ា
(vɨctouriiyaa)
— capital city of the Seychelles
Korean:
빅토리아
(biktoria)
— capital city of the Seychelles
Malay:
Victoria
— capital city of the Seychelles
Polish:
Victoria
— capital city of the Seychelles
Portuguese:
Vitória
— capital city of the Seychelles
Portuguese:
Victoria
— capital city of the Seychelles
Russian:
Викто́рия
(Viktórija)
— capital city of the Seychelles
Vietnamese:
Vích-to-ri-a
— capital city of the Seychelles
Afrikaans:
Victoriameer
— Lake Victoria
Chinese Mandarin:
維多利亞 /维多利亚
(Wéiduōlìyà)
— Lake Victoria
Danish:
Victoriasøen
— Lake Victoria
Dutch:
Victoriameer
— Lake Victoria
Finnish:
Victorianjärvi
— Lake Victoria
German:
Viktoriasee
— Lake Victoria
Hindi:
विक्टोरिया
(vikṭoriyā)
— Lake Victoria
Hungarian:
Viktória-tó
— Lake Victoria
Italian:
lago Vittoria
— Lake Victoria
Korean:
빅토리아
(biktoria)
— Lake Victoria
Macedonian:
Викто́рија
(Viktórija)
— Lake Victoria
Malay:
Victoria
— Lake Victoria
Marathi:
व्हिक्टोरिया
(vhikṭoriyā)
— Lake Victoria
Portuguese:
Vitória
— Lake Victoria
Russian:
Викто́рия
(Viktórija)
— Lake Victoria
Serbo-Croatian:
Вѝкто̄рија
— Lake Victoria
Serbo-Croatian:
Vìktōrija
— Lake Victoria
Swedish:
Viktoriasjön
— Lake Victoria
Ukrainian:
Вікто́рія
(Viktórija)
— Lake Victoria
Chinese Mandarin:
凱神星 /凯神星
(Kǎishénxīng)
— asteroid