Victoria

Victoria comes from the Latin word victoria, meaning "victory," derived from vincere, meaning "to conquer" or "to win." It was the name of the Roman goddess of victory, the equivalent of the Greek Nike, and was widely used throughout the Roman Empire as both a divine and personal name. The name gained enormous popularity across the English-speaking world through Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom, who reigned from 1837 to 1901 and gave her name to an entire era. Related forms include Vittoria in Italian, Victoire in French, and the shortened variants Vicky, Vikki, and Tori.