The first name Victor

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About the first name Victor

Meaning

The name Victor traditionally means “conqueror” or “victor”.

Historical origin

The name Victor comes directly from Latin victor “conqueror”.

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The use of Victor shows how names from Roman antiquity entered the European given-name repertoire.

Pronunciation:vic-torvikt.ɔʁ

Frequency of the first name Victor by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Victor by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

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Annual evolution of the first name VictorLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Victor in baptisms by year.2001501005001760180818561904195220001760–1764 2 baptisms1765–1769 2 baptisms1770–1774 2 baptisms1775–1779 4 baptisms1785–1789 8 baptisms1790–1794 8 baptisms1795–1799 14 baptisms1800–1804 16 baptisms1805–1809 6 baptisms1810–1814 10 baptisms1815–1819 20 baptisms1820–1824 20 baptisms1825–1829 22 baptisms1830–1834 52 baptisms1835–1839 62 baptisms1840–1844 66 baptisms1845–1849 88 baptisms1850–1854 90 baptisms1855–1859 110 baptisms1860–1864 146 baptisms1865–1869 82 baptisms1870–1874 114 baptisms1875–1879 112 baptisms1880–1884 98 baptisms1885–1889 78 baptisms1890–1894 58 baptisms1895–1899 30 baptisms1900–1904 18 baptisms1905–1909 42 baptisms1910–1914 34 baptisms1915–1919 20 baptisms1920–1924 18 baptisms1925–1929 18 baptisms1930–1934 16 baptisms1935–1939 6 baptisms1940–1944 2 baptisms1945–1949 2 baptisms1965–1969 2 baptisms1970–1974 2 baptisms1975–1979 2 baptisms1980–1984 4 baptisms1990–1994 4 baptisms1995–1999 2 baptisms2000–2004 2 baptisms

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