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Victoria's nice but I hate Vicky / Vickie / Vicki and Tori. I would prefer it spelled Viktoria and I love Vika as a nickname. I think Victoria makes a good middle name, though, and I like the meaning.

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It sounds good paired with strong war-like first names, like:
Mathilde Victoria
Brunhilde Victoria
Minerva Victoria
Athena Victoria

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Or word names, like:
Lily Victoria
Rose Victoria
Peace Victoria
Mercy Victoria
Honor Victoria
Willow Victoria
Ivy Victoria

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Viktoria is good with Russian or Ukrainian names, like:
Olena Viktoria
Ksenia Viktoria
Alexandra Viktoria
Irina Viktoria

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Pretty and respectable, but relentlessly used.

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I'm not big on Vic as it sounds too manly. I don't like Vicky because it sounds too harsh. I do like Tori though.

This message was edited 4/3/2022, 10:40 AM

I like it. I pronounce it vik-TOR-ee-uh. I hate any version of Vicky for a nickname but Tori is okay. I probably wouldn’t use a nickname.

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Victoria Rose
Victoria Belle
Victoria Jane
Victoria Jean
Victoria Grace
Victoria Lynn
Victoria Shae
Victoria Lily

very good

I love Victoria and named one of my dolls this many years ago now. I have known one girl who was as school my school that went by Vicky. I think she was two years below me. Then there is a British comedy show from around 20 years ago called Little Britain and in that there was a character called Victoria (Vicky) Pollard. I also know one girl who’s given name is Tori not Victoria. Her parents said we like Victoria but feel it’s too for everyday life and people will always shorten it. This way we get a name we want without everyone shortening it.

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I pronounce it vic-tor-EE-UH

This message was edited 4/2/2022, 1:21 AM

I like it well enough, but it is inconveniently long for everyday use. My friend's parents thought the same and named her Vickie Patricia. If I'd had another daughter, I'd probably have used Vickie as a mn, but not as a fn.

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Vickie herself likes her name well enough; she says her father registered her birth and when her mother found out, she was mildly annoyed because she preferred a different spelling - I've never asked which one, but probably Vicky I think. She also says that when she was in trouble at school or at work, or when someone had to give her bad news, they'd automatically use Victoria and she'd just as automatically ignore them until they came right up to her and made it clear who they were talking to! She has never felt that it is her name, and of course she's right, but people assume that Vickie isn't a full name.

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I pronounce it vik TOR ee uh; I speak British English.

This message was edited 4/1/2022, 9:54 PM

I think Vika (vee-kah) and Tori are kind of cute for other people, but I don't love any of the NNs.

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It sounds prettiest to me in Spanish, but unfortunately, I don't pronounce it that way.

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I probably say it...
vik-TOR-ee-uh / vik-TOR-ya
First syllable rhymes with "kick".
Second syllable rhymes with "door".
...which looks a mix of the English and German pronunciations?

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It sounds a bit tired to me in the US but not extremely so (it was never 10 top at least), and it has a statuesque quality that makes it a nice grounding middle name.

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Today I'd go with something like...
Vashti Victoria
Astraea Victoria
Ulyssa Victoria
Noemi Victoria
Yarrow Victoria

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Victoria Raphaëlle
Victoria Rafaela
Victoria Télumée
Victoria Lucinda
Victoria Nimue

This message was edited 4/1/2022, 8:39 PM