Meaning: Its source is a Latin expression meaning "Champion."
In Spanish, this name is sometimes spelled with an accent -- Víctor.
Languages: This boy's name is used in Dutch, English, French and Spanish.
Compound Forms: Marvic
Alternative Spellings: Victer
Variant Forms: Victorin
Non-English Forms: Victoriano, Viktor, Vitor and Vittorio
Popularity: The name Victor ranked 93rd in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 84th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.
This name was popular earlier in the 20th century, then fell off in usage, but has begun making a comeback in recent years.
Arts and Music
- Victor Hasselblad
- A member of the International Photography Hall of Fame (see list of International Photography Hall of Fame)
- Victor Laloux
- 1922 American Institute of Architects gold medal winner (see list of Winners of the American Institute of Architects Gold Medal)
- Victor Willis
- The original cop in the Village People (see list of Real names of The Village People)
Leadership
- Victor I - III
Roman Catholic leaders.
- Three popes served under this name, from Victor I (189-199) to Victor III (1086-1087) (see list of Religious Leaders)
- Victor L. Lund
- CEO of Fortune 500 company American Stores (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
Miscellaneous
- Victor Culberson
- National Cowboy Hall of Fame (see list of National Cowboy Hall of Fame)
- Victor H. Stickney
- National Cowboy Hall of Fame (see list of National Cowboy Hall of Fame)
- Victor
- Hurricane or tropical storm (see list of Hurricane and Tropical Storm Names)
Science and Philosophy
- Victor Afanasyev
Cosmonaut.
- Cosmonaut on Soyuz TM-18 (1993) (see list of Spaceflight Veterans)
- Victor Grignard (born 1871, died 1931)
French chemist who discovered the Grignard reaction, used in organic synthesis.
- 1912 Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry, with Paul Sabatier (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry)
- Victor F. Hess
Austrian physicist who discovered cosmic radiation.
- 1936 Nobel Prize winner in Physics, with Carl Anderson (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Physics)
- Victor F. Weisskopf
- 1979 National Medal of Science winner (see list of National Medal of Science Winners)
Sports
- Victor Davis
Canadian athlete.
- 1984 Olympic swimming gold medal winner for 200m breaststroke (see list of Olympic Gold Medalists in Miscellaneous Swimming Events)
- Victor A. Hanson
American basketball player.
- Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1960 (see list of Basketball Hall of Fame)
- E. Victor Seixas, Jr.
- 1954 U.S. Open tennis champion (see list of U.S. Open Tennis Champions)
- Victor Kosichkin
Soviet athlete.
- 1960 Olympic speed skating gold medal winner for 5000m (see list of Olympic Gold Medalists in Speed Skating)
- Victor Petrenko
- 1992 World Figure Skating champion (see list of World Figure Skating Champions)
Stage and Screen
- Victor Borge (born 1908)
Comedian
- 1999 Kennedy Center Honors recipient (see list of Kennedy Center Honors Recipients)
- Victor Fleming (born 1883, died 1949)
American director, producer and cinematographer.
- 1939 Academy Award winner for Gone With the Wind (see list of Oscar Winners for Best Director)
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Victor French (born 1934, died 1989)
American actor.
- Portrayed Isaiah Edwards from 1974-77 (see list of Actors on ''Little House on the Prairie'')
- Victor Jory (born 1902, died 1982)
American actor.
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Victor Kiriakis
Fictional character.
- Character on the soap opera ''''Days of Our Lives'''' (see list of Characters on ''Days of Our Lives'')
- Victor Mature (born 1915, died 1999)
American actor.
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Victor McLaglen (born 1886, died 1959)
British-born American athlete and actor.
- 1935 Academy Award winner for his performance in The Informer (see list of Oscar Winners for Best Actor)
- On Hollywood''s Footprints of Fame (see list of Celebrities Honored by Mann's Chinese Theater)
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Victor Newman
Fictional character.
- Character on the soap opera ''''The Young and the Restless'''' (see list of Characters on ''The Young and the Restless'')
- Victor Pachinoff
Fictional character.
- Character on the soap opera ''''Guiding Light'''' (see list of Characters on ''Guiding Light'')
- Victor Schertzinger
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Victor Sifuentes
Fictional character.
- Portrayed by Jimmy Smits (see list of Characters on ''L.A. Law'')
- Victor Skakapopulis
Fictional character.
- Portrayed by Woody Allen (see list of Characters in the film What's New, Pussycat)
- Victor
Fictional character.
- Portrayed by Woody Allen (see list of Characters in the film Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex But Were Afraid to Ask)
- Victor Young
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording (see list of Recording Personalites with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Victor Sen Yung (born 1915, died 1980)
- Portrayed Hop Sing (see list of Actors on ''Bonanza'')
The Literary World
- Victor Criss
Fictional character.
- Henry''s buddy in Stephen King''s novel It (see list of Characters in It)
- Victor Hugo (born 1802, died 1885)
French novelist and poet.
- Wrote Les Misérables (see list of Prose Writers of the Victorian Era)
- Victor Martinez
American author.
- 1996 National Book Award winner for Young People''s Literature, for Parrot in the Oven: Mi Vida (see list of Winners of the NBA for Young People's Literature)
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Teasing Nicknames:
- Victory
- Vicki
- Vickers
- The Victorisor
- Sticky Vicki
Meaning: Its source is a Latin expression meaning "Victory."
Popularity: The name Victor ranked 3597th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.
Though this name appears on the 1990 U.S. Census lists, it is used by only a small percentage of the general population.
This name is usually reserved for boys. In part, it could owe its position on the US Census popularity list to incorrectly filled-out census forms.
Narrative: Victoria was a goddess who smiled on the ancient Roman people for many centuries. Early Christians adopted the name, perhaps in reference to St. Paul's praise of ''God, which giveth us the victory.''
Seventeenth-century Puritans set the trend of using Victoria's English translation, Victory, as the preferred form of the name. Then in 1837 a German princess was crowned Victoria, Queen of the British. Reigning until 1901, she dominated and named the 19th century, creating an archetype of formality and moral prudishness summed up in a single word -- Victorian.
Perhaps because of their awe for this dominating queen, English speakers did not use this name widely until the mid-20th century. At that time, Victoria was escorted up the popularity lists by her male counterpart, Victor.
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