Gender Masculine
Usage English, French, Portuguese, Romanian, Dutch, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Late Roman
Meaning & History
Roman name meaning "victor, conqueror" 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 authored The Hunchback of Notre-Dame and Les Misérables.
Related Names
DiminutiveVic(English)
Other Languages & CulturesBittor(Basque) Viktar(Belarusian) Viktor(Bulgarian) Víctor(Catalan) Viktor(Croatian) Viktor(Czech) Viktor(Estonian) Vihtori, Viktor(Finnish) Vítor(Galician) Viktor(German) Viktor(Greek) Viktor(Hungarian) Viktor(Icelandic) Vittore(Italian) Viktors(Latvian) Viktoras(Lithuanian) Viktor(Macedonian) Wiktor(Polish) Viktor, Vitya(Russian) Viktor(Serbian) Viktor(Slovak) Viktor(Slovene) Víctor(Spanish) Viktor(Ukrainian) Gwythyr(Welsh)
Surname DescendantsVictor, Victors(English) Victor(French) Victorsson(Swedish)
Same SpellingVíctor
User SubmissionVictòr
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Victor Hugo (1876)People think this name is
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Name Days
France: July 21
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