Victor (name)

Victor is both a given name and a surname. It is Latin in origin meaning winner or conqueror, and the word “victor” still means this in Modern English.

Although not directly associated with a Biblical name, Victor is one of the earliest Christian names, borne (as Vittorio) by several saints and popes, symbolizing Jesus' victory over both sin and death.

Translations

  • Albanian: Viktor
  • Amharic: አሸናፊ
  • Arabic:
    • Direct derivation: ڤيكتور Vīktūr
    • Equivalent meaning: ظافر Ẓāfir (literally "victor, conqueror"); منصور Manṣūr, منتصر Muntaṣir (both meaning "given victory"); فواز Fawwāz ("winner")
  • Armenian: Վիկտոր (Viktor); Վիգէն (Viken, Vigen)[citation needed]
  • Asturian: Vítor
  • Basque: Bittor
  • Belarusian: Віктар (Viktar)
  • Bulgarian: Виктор (Viktor)
  • Catalan: Víctor
  • Chinese: 维克托, Wéikètuō
  • Croatian: Viktor
  • Czech: Viktor
  • Danish: Viktor, Victor
  • Dutch: Viktor, Victor
  • English: Victor, Vic
  • Estonian: Viktor
  • Filipino: Biktor
  • Finnish: Vihtori, Viktor
  • French: Victor (Victoire)
  • Galician: Vítor
  • Georgian: ვიქტორი (Viktori)
  • German: Viktor, Victor
  • Greek: Βίκτωρας (Viktoras)
  • Gujarati: વિક્ટર (Vikṭara)
  • Hausa: Mainasara
  • Hawai'ian: Wikoli
  • Hebrew: ויקטור‎ (Viktor), אביגדור‎ (Avigdor)
  • Hindi: विजेता, Vijētā, Abhijeet
  • Hungarian: Viktor, Győző
  • Ibibio: Àkàn
  • Igbo: Ùgò
  • Indonesian: Victor, Viktor
  • Irish: Buadhach
  • Italian: Vittorio, Vittore, Vittorino, Rino
  • Japanese: ビクター (Bikutā)
  • Kannada: ಜಯಶಾಲಿ, Jayaśāli
  • Kinyarwanda: Mutsinzi
  • Korean: 빅토르 (Biktoreu), 빅터 (Bikteo)
  • Late Roman: Victorinus, Victorius
  • Latvian: Viktors
  • Lithuanian: Viktoras
  • Macedonian: Виктор (Viktor)
  • Marathi: विजेता (Vijētā)
  • Mongolian: Виктор (Viktor)
  • Nepali: विक्टर (Vikṭara)
  • Norwegian: Viktor
  • Persian: Pirooz
  • Polish: Wiktor
  • Portuguese: Vítor, Victor
  • Romanian: Victor
  • Russian: Ви́ктор (Victor, Viktor)
  • Serbian: Виктор (Viktor)
  • Slovak: Viktor
  • Slovenian: Viktor
  • Somali: Guled
  • Spanish: Víctor, Victorio, Victoriano, Victorino
  • Swedish: Victor, Viktor
  • Tamil: வஞ்சி (Vañci)
  • Telugu: విక్టర్ (Vikṭar)
  • Turkish: Galip, Muzaffer, Utku, Zafer
  • Ukrainian: Віктор (Viktor)
  • Uzbek: G'olib, Muzaffar, Viktor
  • Vietnamese: Victor
  • Welsh: Gwythyr
  • Yiddish: וויקטאָר‎ (Viktor)
  • Yoruba: Segun

People with the given name and mononym

Aristocracy

Religion

  • Pope Victor I (died 199), also a saint
  • Pope Victor II (c. 1018–1057)
  • Pope Victor III (c. 1026–1087)
  • Antipope Victor IV (1138)
  • Antipope Victor IV (1159–1164)
  • Victor of Marseilles (died c. 290), a saint
  • Victor Maurus (died c. 303), Victor the Moor or Victor of Milan, a saint
  • Viktor of Xanten (died 4th century), a saint
  • Victor I (bishop of Chur) (fl. 7th century)
  • Victor II (bishop of Chur) (fl. 8th century)
  • Victor III (bishop of Chur) (died in or before 836)
  • Victor (bishop of Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux), 6th century

Academics

Arts and entertainment

Business

Crime

Military

Politics and diplomacy

Sports

  • Viktor (wrestler) (Eric Thompson, born 1980), a Canadian professional wrestler
  • Viktor Apostolov (born 1962), Bulgarian hammer thrower
  • Viktor Axelsen (born 1994), Danish badminton player and men's singles world champion
  • Victor Leandro Bagy (born 1983), Brazilian football goalkeeper known simply as Victor
  • Vítor Baía (born 1969), Portuguese football player
  • Víctor Manuel Baute (born 1972), Spanish boxer
  • Vitor Belfort (born 1977), Brazilian mixed martial artist
  • Vic Bellamy (born 1963), American football player
  • Viktor Berg (born 1977), Canadian squash player
  • Víctor Bird (born 1982), Puerto Rican volleyball player
  • Víctor Blasco (born 1994), Spanish footballer
  • Victor Corrêa (born 1990), Brazilian race car driver
  • Victor Cruz (American football) (born 1986), American football player
  • Victor Davis (1964–1989), Canadian Olympic champion swimmer
  • Victor Dimukeje (born 1999), American football player
  • Viktor Fischer (born 1994), Danish footballer
  • Víctor Genes (1961–2019), Paraguayan footballer and football manager
  • Víctor Hugo González (born 1974), Colombian cyclist
  • Victor Hedman (born 1990), National Hockey League player from Sweden
  • Victor Heflin (born 1960), American football player
  • Víctor Herrera (cyclist) (born 1970), Colombian cyclist
  • Víctor Herrera Piggott (born 1980), Panamanian footballer
  • Victor Hicks (born 1957), American football player
  • Victor Houston (athlete) (born 1974), Barbadian track and field athlete
  • Victor Jones (cricketer) (1881–1923), Australian cricketer
  • Victor Jones (linebacker) (born 1966), American football player
  • Victor Jones (running back) (born 1967), American football player
  • Viktor Kassai (born 1975), Hungarian football referee
  • Victor Kros (born 1981), Dutch football player
  • Viktor Kuznetsov (swimmer) (born 1961), Russian swimmer
  • Victor Leandro Bagy (born 1983), Brazilian football player
  • Victor Lindelöf (born 1994) Swedish football player
  • Victor Loturi (born 2001), Canadian soccer player
  • Víctor Maldonado (born 1939), Venezuelan hurdler
  • Víctor Martínez (athlete) (born 1975), Andorran middle-distance runner
  • Víctor Martínez (baseball) (born 1978), Venezuelan-born Major League Baseball player
  • Víctor Martínez (bodybuilder) (born 1973), Dominican professional bodybuilder
  • Victor Matfield (born 1977), South African rugby player
  • Viktor Mazin (1954–2022), Soviet weightlifter
  • Viktor Mitrou (born 1973), Greek weightlifter
  • Victor Montalvo (born 1994), American breakdancer
  • Víctor Mora (athlete) (born 1944), Colombian retired long-distance runner
  • Víctor Hugo Mora (born 1974), Mexican football manager
  • Víctor Moreno (born 1979), Venezuelan baseball player
  • Víctor Moreno (cyclist) (born 1985), Venezuelan cyclist
  • Víctor Muñoz (born 1957), Spanish football coach and player
  • Victor Oladipo (born 1992), American basketball player
  • Viktor Olsen (1924–2023), Norwegian long-distance runner
  • Viktor Onopko (born 1969), Russian football coach and former player
  • Victor Ortíz (born 1987), American boxer
  • Victor Osimhen (born 1998), Nigerian professional footballer
  • Victor Perez ("Young"; 1911–45), Tunisian world champion flyweight boxer
  • Victor Quintana (born 1976), Paraguayan football player
  • Víctor Rivera (football manager) (born 1968), Peruvian football manager
  • Victor Rivera (volleyball) (born 1976), Puerto Rican volleyball player
  • Victor Ross (1900–1974), American lacrosse player
  • Víctor Sánchez (born 1976), Spanish retired footballer
  • Victor "Vic" Seixas (1923–2024), American Hall of Fame top-10 tennis player
  • Victor Simões (born 1981), Brazilian footballer
  • Viktor Spasov (born 1957), Soviet pole vaulter
  • Viktor Troicki (born 1986), Serbian tennis player
  • Victor Trumper (1877–1915), Australian cricketer
  • Victor Wembanyama (born 2004), French Basketball Player
  • Víctor Valdés (born 1982), Spanish retired football goalkeeper
  • Viktor Zaitsev (born 1966), Uzbekistani javelin thrower
  • Chick Zamick (1926–2007), Canadian ice hockey player and coach
  • Viktor Zhurba (born 1950), Soviet discus thrower

Other people

People with the surname

Fictional characters

See also

  • Avigdor (name)
  • Victor (disambiguation)
  • Saint Victorian (disambiguation)
  • St. Victor (disambiguation)
  • Victoria (disambiguation)
  • Victory (disambiguation)
  • Vittorio
  • Vincent (literally "winning" or "conquering")

References

  1. ^ "Obituary". British Medical Journal. Assoc: 517. 1 March 1890. Retrieved 23 July 2024. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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