Gender Masculine
Usage English, French, Portuguese, Romanian, Dutch, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Late Roman
Pronounced Pron. /ˈvɪk.təɹ/(English) /vik.tɔʁ/(French) /ˈvik.tor/(Romanian) /ˈvɪk.tɔr/(Dutch) [key·simplify]
Meaning & History
Roman name meaning "victor, conqueror" in Latin. It was common among early Christians, and was borne by several early saints and three popes. It was rare as an English name during the Middle Ages, but it was revived in the 19th century. A famous bearer was the French writer Victor Hugo (1802-1885), who authored The Hunchback of Notre-Dame and Les Misérables.
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Rootvictor
DiminutiveVic(English)
Other Languages & CulturesBittor(Basque) Viktar(Belarusian) Viktor(Bulgarian) Víctor(Catalan) Viktor(Croatian) Viktor(Czech) Viktor(Estonian) Vihtori, Viktor(Finnish) Vítor(Galician) Viktor(German) Viktor(Greek) Viktor(Hungarian) Viktor(Icelandic) Vittore(Italian) Viktors(Latvian) Viktoras(Lithuanian) Viktor(Macedonian) Wiktor(Polish) Viktor, Vitya(Russian) Viktor(Serbian) Viktor(Slovak) Viktor(Slovene) Víctor(Spanish) Viktor(Ukrainian) Gwythyr(Welsh Mythology)
Surname DescendantsVictor, Victors(English) Victor(French) Victorsson(Swedish)
Same SpellingVíctor
User SubmissionVictòr
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