Viktoria

Viktoria is the Germanic and Scandinavian form of the Latin name Victoria, derived from the Latin word victoria, meaning victory. The name traces ultimately to the Roman goddess of victory, Victoria, and became widely used across Christian Europe partly through the veneration of early saints bearing the name. Queen Victoria of Britain, who gave her name to an entire era, brought the name to prominence in the nineteenth century, and Viktoria remains the common spelling across German, Scandinavian, Estonian, and several Slavic-language traditions. Closely related forms include Victoria, Viktoriya, Viktória, and Viktoría.