List of places named after Queen Victoria explained
Many places which were once in the former British Empire were named after the British monarch who reigned over it for the greater part of its most dominant period, Queen Victoria. As such, Victoria is one of the most commemorated individuals in place-names around the world.
Other places that have the name "Victoria", without the association with Queen Victoria, tend to be derived from the Spanish language-word for 'victory', see Victoria (disambiguation).
Commonwealth
Australia
Australian Capital Territory
New South Wales
Queensland
South Australia
Tasmania
Victoria
Western Australia
The Bahamas
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belize
Canada
During the process of Confederation, "Victorialand" and "Victorialia" were among the alternative suggestions to Canada as to what the name of the new Dominion should be.[1] [2]
Alberta
British Columbia
Ontario
- Queen Street, Toronto, Ontario
- Victoria Street, Toronto
- Victoria Park Avenue, Toronto
- Queen Victoria Park, Niagara Falls, Ontario
- Victoria Street (N and S), Kitchener, Ontario
- Victoria Street, London, Ontario
- Victoria Avenue, Windsor, Ontario
- Victoria College, U of Toronto
- Queen Victoria PS, Toronto
- Queen streets and Victoria streets in almost every city or town
- Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre, Barrie
- Victoria Gardens Long Term Care, Hamilton
Manitoba
New Brunswick
Newfoundland and Labrador
Nova Scotia
- Victoria County, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
- New Victoria, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
- Victoria Park, Truro, Nova Scotia
- Victoria Beach, Nova Scotia
- The Victoria Theatre, Halifax, Nova Scotia
- Victoria Building @ the QEII Health Sciences Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia
- Victoria Park / Victoria Road, Halifax, Nova Scotia
- Victoria Road, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Prince Edward Island
Quebec
Saskatchewan
Territories
Ghana
India
- Victoria Dock, Mumbai; part of the Bombay Port Trust.
- Victoria Hospital (Bangalore Medical College), Bangalore.
- Victoria School, Kurseong, West Bengal.
- Victoria Memorial, Kolkata
- Victoria Terrace, Kolkata
- Victoria Avenue, Hiranandani Meadows, Mumbai
- Queensgate, Hiranandani Estate, Mumbai
- Queensway, Hiranandani Estate, Mumbai
- Victorian Mews, Hiranandani Gardens, Mumbai
- Victoria Road, Bangalore
- Victoria Public Hall, Chennai
- Victoria Park, Bhavnagar
- Victoria Memorial Indoor Hall, Etawah
- Queen Victoria Girls Inter College, Agra
- Victoria Town Hall, Coimbatore[3]
- Albert Victor Bridge, Madurai[4]
Jamaica
Malaysia
- Victoria Institution, an elite secondary school, Kuala Lumpur
- Victoria International College, a private higher education institution, Kuala Lumpur
- Victoria Bridge, Malaysia, one of the oldest single track railway bridge in the country located in Karai, Perak
- Jubilee Clock Tower of Queen Victoria, King Edward Place, George Town, Penang
- Victoria Pier, the jetty of Penang
- Victoria, Labuan, the capital of the Malaysian Federal Territory of Labuan, an island off the north coast of Borneo
- Victoria Park, a park in Ipoh, Perak
- Victoria Club of Selangor and Kuala Lumpur, a private club in Kuala Lumpur
- Victoria Fountain, a Nouveau-inspired fountain in Merdeka Square, Kuala Lumpur
- Victoria Memorial Fountain, a landmark fountain in Melaka town square
- Lebuh Victoria, a famous street in George Town, Penang
- Victoria Green, the playing field of the Chinese Recreation Club which houses the Queen Victoria Memorial Statue, Penang
- Queensbay, a development area of Penang which houses Queensbay Mall, one of Southeast Asia's largest shopping malls
- Jalan Queen, a street famous for its many hawker's stalls in the Pasir Pinji area of Ipoh, Perak
- Victoria Hotel, a landmark of the island of Labuan, Borneo
- Ladang Victoria, a rubber plantation area in Padang Serai, Kedah
- Victoria Pahang Estate, an estate area in the state of Pahang
- Jalan Victoria, a road in Nibong Tebal, mainland Penang
- Lorong Victoria, a road in Tawau, Sabah
- Puncak Victoria, a peak on Mount Kinabalu, Sabah
Malta
Mauritius
- Queen Victoria, Mauritius, a village in the district of Flacq, Mauritius
- Victoria Hospital, Candos, Quatre Bornes
- Victoria Bus Terminal, Port Louis
New Zealand
- Victoria River, Northland
- Victoria Park, Auckland
- Mount Victoria, Auckland
- Victoria Street, Auckland
- Queen Street, Auckland
- Victoria Street, Hamilton
- Victoria Bridge, Hamilton
- Victoria Bridge, Cambridge
- Victoria Park, Feilding
- Victoria Esplanade, Palmerston North
- Victoria Avenue, Palmerston North
- Mount Victoria (Manawatu-Wanganui)
- Victoria Park, Foxton
- Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington
- Mount Victoria (Wellington hill)
- Mount Victoria (Wellington suburb)
- Mount Victoria (Marlborough)
- Mount Victoria (Tasman)
- Victoria Square, Christchurch
- Victoria Street (Christchurch)
- Victoria Park, Christchurch
- Victoria Range, Tasman-West Coast
- Victoria Glacier, West Coast
- Queens Gardens, Dunedin
- Queenstown
- Victoria Bridge, Otago
- Victoria Hill, Otago
- Victoria Channel, Otago Harbour
- Lake Victoria, Southland
Ross Dependency
Nigeria
- Victoria Island, Lagos
- Victoria Garden City, Lagos
- Victoria Cemetery, Lagos
Pakistan
- Empress Market, Karachi
- Bahawal-Victoria Hospital Bahawalpur
- Victoria Tower Jacobabad
- Haranpur (Victoria) Bridge Victoria Memorial Hall, Sibi, Balochistan
Papua New Guinea
Seychelles
Singapore
South Africa
- Victoria Street, Durban[5]
- Victoria Embankment, Durban[6]
- Victoria & Alfred Waterfront, Cape Town
- Victoria Street, Somerset West, Western Cape
- Victoria Shopping Mall, Caledon, Western Cape
- Victoria Main Road, Cape Town
- Victoria Hall, Maritzburg College, Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal
Sri Lanka
Tanzania
Trinidad and Tobago
Uganda
United Kingdom
Note: this is only a small sample of the hundreds of locations in the United Kingdom with the name 'Victoria'.
England
- Queen Victoria Square, Hull
- Queen Hotel, Chester
- Queen Victoria Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
- Queen Victoria Street, London
- Queen Victoria Street, Reading
- Queensmere, Wimbledon Common
- Royal Victoria Dock, London
- Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
- Southend Victoria, Southend-on-sea
- Victoria and Albert Museum, London
- Victoria Avenue, Wellington, Shropshire
- Victoria Bridge, Datchet
- Victoria Bridge, Hereford
- Victoria Embankment, London
- Victoria Gardens and Victoria Square, Truro, Cornwall
- Victoria Gate, Hyde Park
- Victoria Gate, Kew Gardens
- Victoria Hall, Kidsgrove, Staffordshire
- Victoria Park, Bournemouth
- Victoria Park, East London
- Victoria Park, Stretford
- Victoria Park, Tipton
- Victoria Place, Richmond upon Thames
- Victoria Quadrant, Weston-super-Mare
- Victoria Quays, Sheffield
- Victoria Road, Brighton
- Victoria Road, Cambridge
- Victoria Road, Canterbury
- Victoria Road, Chelmsford, Essex
- Victoria Road, Dagenham, Essex
- Victoria Road, Diss, Norfolk
- Victoria Road, Halton, Cheshire
- Victoria Road and Victoria Grove, Kensington, London
- Victoria Road, Kilburn, London
- Victoria Road, London
- Victoria Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk
- Victoria Road, Oxford
- Victoria Road, Plymouth
- Victoria Road, South Ruislip, London
- Victoria Road, Stretford, Manchester
- Victoria Road, Swindon, Wiltshire
- Victoria Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent
- Victoria Square, Birmingham, West Midlands
- Victoria Station, Manchester
- Victoria Street, Birmingham
- Victoria Street, London
- Victoria Shopping Centre, Southend-on-sea
- Victoria Tower, part of the Palace of Westminster
- Victoria Terrace, Leeds
Northern Ireland
- Queen Victoria Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland
- Great Victoria Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland
- Queen's University, Belfast
- Great Victoria Street railway station, Belfast
- Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast
- Victoria College, Belfast
- Victoria Park, Belfast
- Victoria Road, Carrickfergus
- Victoria Square, Belfast
Scotland
- Glasgow Victoria Infirmary
- Victoria Park, Aberdeen
- Victoria Park, Dingwall
- Victoria Park, Glasgow
- Victoria Park Drive (North/South), Glasgow
- Victoria Road, Aberdeen
- Victoria Road, Ballater
- Victoria Road, Brora
- Victoria Road, Dundee
- Queen Street, Dundee
- Victoria Road, Dunoon
- Victoria Road, Fort William
- Victoria Road, Glasgow
- Victoria Road, Gourock
- Victoria Road, Helensburgh
- Victoria Road, Kirkcaldy
- Victoria Road, Leven, Fife
- Victoria Road, Lockerbie
- Victoria Road, North Berwick
- Victoria Road, Peterhead
- Victoria Road, Rutherglen
- Victoria Street, Dunfermline
- Victoria Street, Edinburgh
- Victoria Street, Fraserburgh
- Victoria Street, Galashiels
- Victoria Street, Kirkwall
- Victoria Street, Lanark
- Victoria Street, Newton Stewart
- Victoria Street, Perth
- Victoria Street, Rutherglen
- Victoria Tower, Greenock
Wales
Crown Dependencies
Isle of Man
Jersey
Zambia
- Victoria Falls (David Livingstone named the great Mosi-oa-Tunya falls after Queen Victoria)
Outside the Commonwealth
Burma, Hong Kong, Ireland and Zimbabwe were within the British Empire at the time many of the listed places were named. Hong Kong and Zimbabwe stopped being members of the Commonwealth of Nations in 1997 and 2003, respectively.
Argentina
Burma/Myanmar
Chile
France
- Avenue de la Reine Victoria, Biarritz
- Avenue Reine Victoria, Nice
- Excelsior Régina Palace, Nice
- Avenue Victoria, Paris
Germany
- Viktoriastraße, Hanover
- Victoriastadt, Berlin
Greece
Hong Kong
Hong Kong was a British colony from 1841 until 1997.
Ireland
- Victoria Cross, Cork
- Victoria Mills, Cork
- Victoria Lodge, Cork
- Victoria Quay, Cork
- Victoria Street, Cork
- Victoria Avenue, Cork
- Victoria Road, Cork
- Victoria Street, Dublin
- Victoria Quay, Dublin
- Victoria Place, Galway City
- Victoria Bridge, Kildare
Romania
Switzerland
United States
Zimbabwe
Former places
Australia
South Australia
Bangladesh
Cameroon
- Limbe, was known as Victoria until 1982
The Gambia
Hong Kong
India
Ireland
Isle of Man
Pakistan
- Victoria Road, Karachi. (renamed Abdullah Haroon Road)
- Queen's Road, Karachi (now Moulvi Tamizuddin (M.T.) Khan Road)
- Victoria Museum (now defunct), Karachi
Sierra Leone
- Victoria Park, Freetown (since mid 2017 Freetown Amusement Park)
South Africa
Sri Lanka
United Kingdom
England
- Victoria Bridge, London, built in 1851-8, demolished in 1934 and replaced with the present Chelsea Bridge
- Victoria Road, Battersea, London (leading to the bridge mentioned above), later renamed Queen's Road and now called Queenstown Road
Scotland
Zimbabwe
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: How Canada Got Its Name – Origin of the Name Canada . 11 February 2010 . 7 December 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101207073242/http://canadaonline.about.com/od/history/a/namecanada.htm . dead .
- Book: Naming Canada: Stories about Canadian Place Names . 9780802082930 . Rayburn . Alan . January 2001 . University of Toronto Press .
- News: Victoria Town Hall stands tall after restoration. Preetha. M. Soundariya. 2012-01-28. The Hindu. 2018-07-16. en-IN. 0971-751X.
- Web site: Albert Victor Bridge.
- Web site: EThekwini Online - Victoria Street Market . 2007-02-10 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070308110955/http://www.durban.gov.za/eThekwini/Tourism_and_Leisure/shopping/markets/vsm/5740 . 2007-03-08 .
- Web site: Durban: Victoria Embankment Walking Tour. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20020329234645/http://durban.kzn.org.za/durban/about/102.html . 2002-03-29 .
