Tory (2)

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Variant of TORI.

VICTORIA   female   English, Spanish, Romanian, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Late Roman, Roman Mythology
Means "victory" in Latin, being borne by the Roman goddess of victory. It is also a feminine form of VICTORIUS. This name was borne by a 4th-century saint and martyr from North Africa.

Though in use elsewhere in Europe, the name was very rare in the English-speaking world until the 19th century, when Queen Victoria began her long rule of Britain. She was named after her mother, who was of German royalty. Many geographic areas are named after the queen, including an Australian state and a Canadian city.
VICTORIUS   male   Late Roman
Roman name which was derived from VICTOR. This was the name of two early saints.
VICTOR   male   English, French, Portuguese, Romanian, Dutch, Swedish, Late Roman
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'.
FULL FORMS
ENGLISH: Victoria
EQUIVALENTS
AFRICAN AMERICAN: Latoya
AMERICAN (HISPANIC): Toya
BULGARIAN: Viktoria, Viktoriya
CROATIAN: Viktorija
CZECH: Viktorie
DANISH: Victoria, Viktoria
ENGLISH: Tori, Toria, Vic, Vicki, Vickie, Vicky, Vikki
ESTONIAN: Viktoria
FRENCH: Victoire
GERMAN: Victoria, Viktoria
HAWAIIAN: Wikolia
HUNGARIAN: Viktória
ITALIAN: Vittoria
LATE ROMAN: Victoria
LATVIAN: Viktorija
LITHUANIAN: Viktorija
MACEDONIAN: Viktorija
NORWEGIAN: Victoria, Viktoria
POLISH: Wiktoria
PORTUGUESE: Vitória
ROMANIAN: Victoria
RUSSIAN: Viktoria, Viktoriya
SERBIAN: Viktorija
SLOVAK: Viktória
SLOVENE: Viktorija
SPANISH: Victoria
SWEDISH: Victoria, Viktoria
UKRAINIAN: Viktoria, Viktoriya
MASCULINE FORMS
ITALIAN: Vittorio
LATE ROMAN: Victorius
OTHER FORMS
BASQUE: Bittor
BULGARIAN: Viktor
CATALAN: Víctor
CROATIAN: Viktor
CZECH: Viktor
DANISH: Viktor
DUTCH: Victor
ENGLISH: Vic, Victor
FRENCH: Victor, Victorine
GALICIAN: Vítor
GERMAN: Viktor
HUNGARIAN: Viktor
ICELANDIC: Viktor
ITALIAN: Rino, Vittore, Vittorino
LATE ROMAN: Victor, Victorina, Victorinus
LITHUANIAN: Viktoras
MACEDONIAN: Viktor
NORWEGIAN: Viktor
POLISH: Wiktor
PORTUGUESE: Victor, Victorino, Vítor
ROMAN MYTHOLOGY: Victoria
ROMANIAN: Victor
RUSSIAN: Viktor, Vitya
SERBIAN: Viktor
SLOVAK: Viktor
SLOVENE: Viktor
SPANISH: Víctor, Victorino
SWEDISH: Victor, Viktor
UKRAINIAN: Viktor
WELSH: Gwythyr