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Name Victory
Gender Feminine & Masculine
Usage English (Puritan)
Other Forms FormsVyctorye Victorye
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Meaning & History
Simply from the English word, which is ultimately from Latin victoria (itself from the past participle stem of vincere "to conquer", making it a (distant) relative of VINCENT). For Puritans, the name was given in reference to 1 Corinthians 15:55, "O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?"
A male bearer was Victory Birdseye (1782-1853), a U.S. Representative from New York.
A male bearer was Victory Birdseye (1782-1853), a U.S. Representative from New York.