What does Victor mean?

Victor means "conqueror"

How do we pronounce Victor?

Victor \vic-tor, vi-ct-or\ is a boy's name. It consists of 6 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby boy name Victor is pronounced as VIHKTahR (English) or ViyKTOWR (French) 1.

1 Pronunciation for Victor: V as in "vow (V.AW)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)" ; T as in "tee (T.IY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; OW as in "oak (OW.K)"

What is the origin of Victor?

Victor is largely used in the Dutch, English, French, Portuguese, and Spanish languages, and it is derived from Latin origins. Derived from the element 'victoris' which means conqueror. Victorius (Latin) is an old form of Victor. The name was popular among early Christians for its association with Christ's victory over sin and death; it was borne by several saints and at least 3 popes. The name was not used a lot by the medieval period, but after the accession of Queen Victoria (1819-1901) in 1837, it grew increasingly popular in 19th century England as a name bestowed in honor of the queen, who got the name from her German mother Princess Maria Louise Victoria of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. The name Victoria meaning and origin (English, German, Romanian, and Spanish) is the female equivalent of Victor. The name Victor is widely used; it has 44 variants that are used in both English and other languages.

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The following famous people share the name Victor:

  • Author Victor Hugo, born 26 February 1802 - 22 May 1885, Besancon, France
  • Pianist Victor Borge, born Børge Rosenbaum., 3 January 1909 - 23 December 2000, Copenhagen, Denmark.

List of baby names Victor:

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The baby name Victor fun facts:

The name Victor in reverse order is "Rotciv".

The numerological value of the name Victor is number 6, which means responsibility, protection, nurturing, community, balance, sympathy.

How popular is Victor?

Victor is in the top names in USA.

YearUsage
20140.14%
20130.14%
20120.15%
20110.15%
20100.17%
20090.18%
20080.19%
20070.21%
Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames