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VICTOR
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GENDER: Masculine
USAGE: English, French, Portuguese, Romanian, Late Roman
PRONOUNCED: VIK-tər (English), veek-TOR (French) [key]
Meaning & History
Roman name meaning "victor" 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 wrote 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame' and 'Les Misérables'.
Related Names
VARIANTS: Vítor (Portuguese), Victorinus, Victorius (Late Roman) DIMINUTIVE: Vic (English) OTHER LANGUAGES: Bittor (Basque), Viktor (Bulgarian), Víctor (Catalan), Viktor (Croatian), Viktor (Czech), Viktor (Danish), Vitor (Galician), Viktor (German), Viktor (Hungarian), Vittore, Vittorino, Vittorio, Rino (Italian), Viktoras (Lithuanian), Viktor (Norwegian), Wiktor (Polish), Viktor, Vitya (Russian), Viktor (Serbian), Viktor (Slovak), Viktor (Slovene), Víctor, Victorino (Spanish), Viktor (Swedish), Viktor (Ukrainian), Gwythyr (Welsh) Popularity
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