Victor (name) explained
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
- Direct derivation: Arabic: ڤيكتور Vīktūr
- Equivalent meaning: Arabic: ظافر Ẓāfir (literally "victor, conqueror"); Arabic: منصور Manṣūr, Arabic: منتصر Muntaṣir (both meaning "given victory"); Arabic: فواز Fawwāz ("winner")
- Armenian
Վիկտոր (Viktor); Armenian: Վիգէն (Viken, Vigen)
Vítor
Bittor
Belarusian: Віктар (Viktar)
Bulgarian: Виктор (Viktor)
Víctor
Chinese: 维克托, Wéikètuō
Viktor
Viktor
Viktor, Victor
Viktor, Victor
Victor, Vic
Viktor
Biktor
Vihtori, Viktor
Victor (Victoire)
Vítor
ვიქტორი (Viktori)
Viktor, Victor
Βίκτωρας (Viktoras)
Gujarati: વિક્ટર (Vikṭara)
Mainasara
Wikoli
(Viktor), (Avigdor)
Hindi: विजेता, Vijētā, Abhijeet
Viktor, Győző
Àkàn
Ùgò
Victor, Viktor
Buadhach
Vittorio, Vittore, Vittorino, Rino
Japanese: ビクター (Bikutā)
Kannada: ಜಯಶಾಲಿ, Jayaśāli
Mutsinzi
Korean: 빅토르 (Biktoreu), Korean: 빅터 (Bikteo)
- Late Roman: Victorinus, Victorius
- Latvian
Viktors
Viktoras
Marathi: विजेता (Vijētā)
Виктор (Viktor)
Nepali: विक्टर (Vikṭara)
Viktor
Pirooz
Wiktor
Vítor, Victor
Victor
Russian: Ви́ктор (Victor, Viktor)
Serbian: Виктор (Viktor)
Viktor
Viktor
Guled
Víctor, Victorio, Victoriano, Victorino
Victor, Viktor
Tamil: வஞ்சி (Vañci)
Telugu: విక్టర్ (Vikṭar)
Galip, Muzaffer, Utku, Zafer
Ukrainian: Віктор (Viktor)
G'olib, Muzaffar, Viktor
Victor
Gwythyr
(Viktor)
Segun
People with the given name and mononym
Aristocracy
- Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy (1587–1637)
- Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia (1666–1732)
- Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia (1726–1796)
- Victor de Broglie (1756–1794), French soldier and politician, son of the 2nd duc de Broglie
- Victor de Broglie (1785–1870), 3rd duc de Broglie, French statesman and diplomat
- Victor de Broglie (1846–1906), 5th duc de Broglie, French politician and diplomat
- Victor Emmanuel I of Sardinia (1759–1824), Duke of Savoy and King of Sardinia
- Victor Emmanuel II of Italy (1820–1878), King of Sardinia
- Victor Emmanuel III of Italy (1869–1947), King of Italy
Religion
Academics
- Victor Babeş (1854–1926), Romanian biologist
- Victor Bright, American electrical engineer
- Victor Dzau (born 1945), Chinese-American doctor and academic
- Viktor Frankl (1905–1997), Austrian psychiatrist
- Victor Gautier (1824-1890), Swiss physician[1]
- Victor Ginzburg (born 1957), Russian-American mathematician
- Victor Goldschmidt (1888–1947), Norwegian mineralogist
- Victor Gunnarsson (1953–1993), Swedish teacher who once prosecuted for the assassination of its prime minister
- Viktor Kokochashvili (1904-1986), Georgian chemist
- Victor Loche (1806–1863), French zoologist
- Victor Ninov (born 1959), Bulgarian physicist
- Victor Ricciardi, American professor of business and author
- Victor Skumin (born 1948), Russian psychiatrist, psychotherapist and psychologist
- Victor Slăvescu (1891–1977), Romanian economist
- Victor Vâlcovici (1885–1970), Romanian mechanician and mathematician
Arts and entertainment
- Victor Ambrus (1935–2021), Hungarian-born British illustrator
- Victor Anastasi (1913–1992), Maltese designer and draughtsman
- Victor Borge (1909–2000), Danish-born American musician and comedian
- Victor Buono (1938–1982), American actor
- Victor Assis Brasil (1945–1981), Brazilian jazz saxophonist
- Victor De La Rosa, American visual artist, educator
- Viktor Đerek (born 2000), Croatian photographer
- Victor Fonfreide (1872–1934), French painter
- Victor French (1934–1989), American actor
- Victor Garber (born 1949), Canadian actor
- Victor Hugo (1802–1885), French writer
- Victor Honoré Janssens (1658–1736), Flemish painter
- Victor Ivaniv (1977-2015), Russian poet
- Víctor Jara (1932–1973), Chilean musician
- Victor J. Kemper (1927–2023), American cinematographer
- Victor Martinez (author) (1954–2011), Mexican American poet and author
- Victor Mature (1913–1999), American actor
- Victor McLaglen (1886–1959), British actor
- Victor Meirelles (1832–1903), Brazilian painter
- Vic Mignogna (born 1962), American actor
- Víctor Mora (comics) (1931–2016), Spanish writer of comic books
- Viktor Preiss (born 1947), Czech actor
- Victor Rasuk (born 1984), American actor
- Victor Rathnayake (born 1942), Sri Lankan Sinhala folk musician
- Victor Silvester (1900–1978), British dancer and bandleader
- Victor Sloan (born 1945), Irish artist
- Victor Socaciu (1953–2021), Romanian folk singer and composer
- Victor Spinetti (1929–2012), Welsh actor
- Víctor Trujillo (born 1961), Mexican comedian
- Viktor Tsoi (1962–1990), Russian musician
- Victor Willis (born 1951), American musician
- Victor Yerrid (born 1971), American puppeteer and voice actor
Business
Crime
Military
Politics and diplomacy
- Victor Bădulescu (1892–1953), Romanian economist, lawyer, and diplomat
- Victor Banks (born 1947), Anguillan politician
- Viktor Laiskodat (born 1965), Indonesian politician who is the 8th governor of East Nusa Tenggara
- Victor de Broglie (1756–1794), French soldier and politician
- Victor de Broglie (1785–1870), 3rd duc de Broglie, French statesman and diplomat
- Victor de Broglie (1846–1906), 5th duc de Broglie, French politician and diplomat
- Victor Ciorbea (born 1954), Romanian politician
- Victor Corea (1871-1962), Sri Lankan Sinhala politician and lawyer
- Victor Deleu (1876–1939), Romanian politician
- Victor Gram (1910–1969), Danish politician
- Viktor Klima (born 1947), Austrian politician
- Víctor Hipólito Martínez (1924–2017), former Vice President of Argentina
- Victor A. Nicholas (1897-1956), second Sri Lankan to hold post of Postmaster General of Sri Lanka
- Viktor Orbán (born 1963), Hungarian politician
- Victor Owusu (1923-2000), Ghanaian lawyer and politician
- Victor Perera, Sri Lankan governor
- Victor Ponta (born 1972), Romanian politician
- Victor Rădulescu-Pogoneanu (1910–1962), Romanian diplomat
- Victor Garvin Weerawardana Ratnayake (1908-1994), Sri Lankan politician
- Vico Sotto (born 1989), Filipino politician
- Victor Stănculescu (1928–2016), Romanian general officer and politician
- Victor Stern (1885–1958), Austrian philosopher and politician
- Victor L. Tomseth (born 1941), American former diplomat
- Viktor Yanukovych (born 1950), Ukrainian politician
- Viktor Yushchenko (born 1954), Ukrainian politician
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
- Victor Baxter, in the television series That's So Raven and Cory in the House
- Victor Borin, a character in the Netflix series Grand Army
- Victor Borkowski, in the X-Men comics, also known as Anole
- Victor Chevalier, a character in Tekken series
- Victor Coste, friend of Sam Fisher in the Splinter Cell series of videogames
- Victor Creed, the real name of Sabretooth, a character from the X-Men series
- Victor Donovan, a character in Dead or Alive series
- Victor Frankenstein, in the 1818 novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
- Victor Florescu, a character in the 1934 American romantic musical movie The Cat and the Fiddle
- Victor Fries, a villain in the Batman series, also known as Mr. Freeze
- "Count Victor Grazinski", alias of Victoria Grant, protagonist of the 1982 film Victor/Victoria
- Victor Grantz, a survivor in the video game Identity V
- Viktor Hargreeves, a character from The Umbrella Academy
- Victor Joseph, a character in the 1998 Canadian-American independent film Smoke Signals
- Victor Kiriakis, in the television series Days of Our Lives
- Viktor Krum, in the Harry Potter series
- Vic Mackey, on the television series The Shield
- Victor Magtanggol, the titular character of the 2018 Philippine drama series Victor Magtanggol
- Victor Mancha, in the Runaways comic book
- Victor Meldrew, in the television series One Foot in the Grave
- Viktor Navorski, in the 2004 film The Terminal
- Victor Newman, in the television series The Young and the Restless
- Victor Nikiforov, in the Japanese television series Yuri on Ice
- Victor Quartermaine, in the television series Wallace and Gromit
- Victor Shade, alias for the Marvel superhero Vision
- Victor Stone, DC Comics superhero better known as Cyborg
- Victor "Sully" Sullivan, from the Uncharted series
- Victor Timely, from the Avengers comics, a divergent variant of Kang the Conqueror
- Victor Van Dort, in the 2005 animated film Corpse Bride
- Victor Vance, protagonist of the video game
- Victor Von Doom, in the Fantastic Four comics
- Victor von Gerdenheim, in the Darkstalkers video game series
- Viktor (Suikoden), in the Suikoden video game series
- Victor Zsasz, a serial killer featured in the Batman series
- Victor (mascot), the logo and mascot for the Just for Laughs comedy festival
- Victor (Dollhouse), from Joss Whedon's Dollhouse
- Viktor (Underworld), from the Underworld film series
- Victor (Breaking Bad), an underling of criminal mastermind Gustavo Fring in the series Breaking Bad
- Victor, elder brother of Hugo in the Chinese television show and head of Naughtiness International
- Victor, a gargoyle supporting character from the 1996 Disney animated film The Hunchback of Notre Dame
- Victor Best, the brother of Victoria Best in WordGirl
- Victor Wexlar, the evil villain in Starflyers
- Victor, the main character in Victor and Valentino
- Victor, the dock worker in Clifford the Big Red Dog
- Victor, the ice rink janitor in
- Victor Li, a main character in female oriented visual novel phone game
- Victor Creel, a recurring character in Stranger Things (season 4).
- Victor, narrow gauge engine at the steam works in “Thomas and Friends”
- Victor Volt, a character in the British animated television series The Secret Show
See also
Notes and References
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