Victoria

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Victoria may refer to:

Given name

• Victoria (name), a female given name (includes a list of people with this name)
• Queen Victoria (1819–1901), Queen of the United Kingdom (1837–1901), Empress of India (1876–1901)
• Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden (born 1977)
• Victoria of Baden (1862–1930), queen-consort of Sweden as wife of King Gustaf V
• Victoria (Gallic Empire) (died 271), 3rd century figure in the Gallic Empire
• Victoria, Lady Welby (1837–1912), English philosopher of language, musician and artist
• Queen Victoria (disambiguation): several queens named Victoria
• Princess Victoria (disambiguation): several princesses named Victoria

Surname

• Guadalupe Victoria (died 1843), first president of Mexico and hero of the Independence War
• Manuel Victoria (died 1833), Mexican governor of Alta California in 1831
• Tomás Luis de Victoria (c. 1548–1611), Renaissance-era composer

Places

Argentina

• Victoria, Buenos Aires
• Victoria, Entre Ríos
• Victoria Department

Australia

• Victoria (Australia), the state
• Victoria Settlement or New Victoria, alternate names for Port Essington, Northern Territory

Brazil

• Former spelling of Vitória, Espírito Santo

Cameroon

• Limbe, Cameroon, known as "Victoria" until 1982

Canada

• Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital
  • Greater Victoria, British Columbia, metropolitan around the provincial capital
  • Victoria Harbour (British Columbia)
• Victoria Trail, Edmonton
• Victoria, Manitoba
• Victoria, New Brunswick in Glenelg Parish
• Victoria, Newfoundland and Labrador
  • Victoria River (Newfoundland)
• Victoria, Nova Scotia
• Victoria Island (Canada), Nunavut/Northwest Territories
• Victoria, Prince Edward Island

Canadian electoral districts

• Victoria (electoral districts), a list of other provincial and former federal electoral districts
• Victoria (electoral district), a federal electoral district in British Columbia
• Victoria City (electoral district), historical federal electoral constituency in Canada
• Victoria City (provincial electoral district), historical provincial electoral constituency
• Victoria (Alberta electoral district)
• Victoria (Alberta provincial electoral district)
• Victoria (New Brunswick electoral district) (1867-1914)
• Victoria (Nova Scotia electoral district)
• Victoria (Ontario electoral district) (1903-1966)
• Canadian Senate divisions named Victoria (in Quebec, Ontario, British Columbia, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick) and Victoria-Carelton (in New Brunswick)

Chile

• Victoria, Chile, a city in Malleco Province, southern Chile

Colombia

• Victoria, Caldas, a town and municipality in the Department of Caldas

El Salvador

• Victoria, Cabañas, municipality in the department of Cabañas

Grenada

• Victoria, Grenada, a town in Saint Mark Parish

Guyana

• Victoria, Guyana

Honduras

• Victoria, Yoro

Hong Kong

• Victoria, Hong Kong
• Victoria Harbour
• Victoria Peak

Malaysia

• Victoria, Labuan, the capital of the Federal Territory of Labuan, Malaysia

Malta

• Victoria, Gozo, capital of Gozo

Mexico

• Victoria, Guanajuato
• Victoria Municipality, Guanajuato
• Victoria Municipality, Tamaulipas

Moldova

• Victoria, Sărăteni, Leova district

New Zealand

• Victoria, New Zealand, a suburb of Gisborne

Philippines

• Victoria, Laguna
• Victoria, Northern Samar
• Victoria, Oriental Mindoro
• Victoria, Tarlac
• Victorias City, Negros Occidental
• Victoria, Roxas, Oriental Mindoro, Philippines, a barangay

Romania

• Victoria, Braşov, a town in Braşov County
• Victoria, Brăila, a commune in Brăila County
• Victoria, Iași, a commune in Iaşi County
• Victoria, a village in Hlipiceni Commune, Botoşani County
• Victoria, a village in Stăuceni Commune, Botoşani County
• Victoria, a village in Nufăru Commune, Tulcea County

South Africa

• Victoria, Gauteng, South Africa

Seychelles

• Victoria, Seychelles, the capital city of the Seychelles

United Kingdom

• Victoria (Hackney ward)
• Victoria (Sefton ward)
• Victoria, ward of Newbury, Berkshire
• Victoria, Newport, Wales
• Victoria, London, a district named after Queen Victoria
• Victoria, Roman name of Comrie, Scotland

United States

• Victoria, Arkansas
• Victoria, Illinois
• Victoria, Indiana
• Victoria, Greene County, Indiana
• Victoria, Kansas
• Victoria, Louisiana
• Victoria, Michigan
• Victoria, Minnesota
• Victoria, Mississippi
• Victoria, Missouri
• Victoria (Charlotte, North Carolina)
• Victoria, Texas
• Victoria, Virginia
• Victoria, West Virginia

Other

• Lake Victoria
• Victoria Land, Antarctica

Transport

Aviation

• Vickers Victoria, troop transport aircraft of the British Royal Air Force

Automotive

• Crown Victoria, an American full-size car

Rail

• Victoria station (disambiguation), several railway stations
• London Victoria station, the second busiest rail terminus in London
• GWR Victoria Class, type of steam locomotive

Road

• Victoria (carriage), open carriage named after Queen Victoria
• Victoria (body), designation for several automobile body styles and automobile model designations (e.g. Adams-Farwell, Packard One-Twenty, Packard Eight)
• Victoria (motorcycle), a now defunct German bicycle and motorcycle manufacturer

Maritime

• Victoria (ship) (also known as Nao Victoria and Vittoria), the first ship to circumnavigate the world
• HMCS Victoria (SSK 876), a Canadian submarine
• HMS Victoria, four ships of the British Royal Navy
• HMVS Victoria, two ships of the Victorian Naval Force
• Lake Victoria ferries of Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda
• MV Princess Victoria, a ferry that sank on 31 January 1953
• Queen Victoria (ship) (disambiguation)
• RMS Victoria, a Lake Victoria ferry now called MV Victoria
• Spanish frigate Victoria (F82), a Spanish frigate
• Victoria, a ferry that sank 24 May 1881 in London, Ontario (see List of Canadian disasters by death toll)
• Victoria (sternwheeler) a paddle steamer from the upper Fraser River
• SS Victoria (Liberty), a Panamanian liberty ship in service 1947-50
• SS Victoria (1870), a coastal passenger liner operated by the Alaska Steamship Company
• SS Victoria (1907), a Cross-Channel and Isle of Man ferry
• Victoria Class (disambiguation), various ship classes named Victoria
• Victoria class submarine, a class of Canadian military submarines
• Victoria-class battleship, a class of British battleships

Sports

• C.D. Victoria, Honduran football team
• Northwich Victoria F.C., Cheshire, England
• Victorian Bushrangers, Australian cricket team
• Victoria Jaworzno, a Polish boxing and football team
• Victoria Libertas Pesaro, Italian basketball team
• Victoria National Golf Club, Indiana, U.S.
• Victoria Rosport, Luxembourg football team
• Victoria Vikes, the athletic program of the University of Victoria in Canada

Titles, brands and popular culture

Cinema

• Victoria (1917 film), a Russian silent film directed by Olga Preobrazhenskaya, based on the Knut Hamsun novel
• Victoria (1935 film), a German film directed by Carl Hoffmann, based on the Knut Hamsun novel
• Victoria (1972 film), a 1972 Mexican film based on Henry James' 1880 novel Washington Square
• Victoria (1979 film), a 1979 Swedish film based on the Knut Hamsun novel
• Victoria (1988 film) or Viktoriya, a Soviet film directed by Olgerts Dunkers, based on the Knut Hamsun novel
• Victoria (2008 film), a 2008 French-Canadian film
• Victoria (2013 film), a 2013 Norwegian film
• Viktoria (film), a 2014 Bulgarian-Romanian film
• Victoria (2015 film), a 2015 German film
• In Bed with Victoria (original title: Victoria), a 2016 French drama film

Television

• Viktoria (1957 film), a West German TV movie starring Elisabeth Müller, based on the Knut Hamsun novel
• Victoria (Colombian telenovela), a 2007 soap opera
• Victoria (TV series), a 2016 British television series

Computing

• Victoria (3D figure), the articulated 3D figure by DAZ 3D
• Victoria: An Empire Under the Sun, computer game by Paradox Interactive
• Victoria II, the sequel from Paradox Interactive
• Victoria (birthing simulator), a medical-education simulator by Gaumard Scientific

Literature

• Victoria (novel), an 1898 novel by Knut Hamsun
• Victoria (Sami Michael novel), 1993, novel by Sami Michael

Theatre

• Victoria (theatre company), Belgian theatre company

Music

• "Victoria" (Magnus Uggla song), 1993 Magnus Uggla song
• "Victoria" (song), a 1969 song about Queen Victoria by The Kinks
• "Victoria" (Dance Exponents song) (1982)

Beverages

• Victoria (soda) a fruit-flavored soda available in Querétaro (México) and owned by The Coca-Cola Company
• Victoria Bitter, a bitter Australian lager
• Victoria (Cervecería Centro Americana), a pale Guatemalan lager
• Victoria (Grupo Modelo), a dark Mexican lager
• Victoria (Damm), a Spanish lager

Characters

• Victoria Lord, the principal character in the long-running soap opera One Life to Live
• Victoria the White Cat from Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical Cats
• Victoria, a fictional character in Zip Zip
• Victoria (Twilight), an antagonist from the Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer
• Victoria Winters, the young governess in Dark Shadows
• Victoria Regina Phibes (played by Caroline Munro) in The Abominable Dr. Phibes

Species

• Victoria (moth), a moth genus in the family Geometridae
• Victoria (plant), a waterlily genus in the family Nymphaeaceae
• Victoria perch (Lates niloticus), a fish species found in Africa
• Victoria plum (disambiguation)

Other uses

• Province of Victoria, Anglican ecclesiastical province in Australia
• Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory
• Victoria (grape), another name for the German/Italian wine grape Trollinger
• 12 Victoria, asteroid
• Victoria (crater), in the Meridiani Planum, Mars, named after one of Ferdinand Magellan's ships
• The Victoria, Bayswater, London pub
• The Victoria, Great Harwood, Lancashire pub

See also