Victor

Victor

See also: Víctor and victor

Translingual

Victor [2]

Alternative forms

• victor

Etymology

From English Victor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvɪkta][1]

Noun

Victor

1. (international standards) NATO, ICAO, ITU& IMO phonetic alphabet code for the letter V.
2. (nautical) Signal flag for the letter V.

Translations

the letter "V" in a national spelling alphabet

Czech: Václav (cs) Estonian: Viktor Finnish: Vihtori (fi) Italian: Venezia (it) Russian: Васи́лий (ru) m (Vasílij)

References

1. DIN 5009:2022-06, Deutsches Institut für Normung, June 2022, page Anhang B: Buchstabiertafel der ICAO („Radiotelephony Spelling Alphabet“)

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English

Alternative forms

• (given name): Victour (obsolete)

Etymology

From a Late Latin personal name Victor, borne by several saints, from victor (“conqueror”). Doublet of victor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɪk.tə(ɹ)/

• Audio (US)

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• Rhymes: -ɪktə(ɹ)
• Homophone: victor

Proper noun

Victor

1. A male given name from Latin.
   • 1988, Graham Greene, The Captain and the Enemy, Penguin Classics, published 1999, →ISBN:

     'Well, it's your mother who chose Victor. I never liked the name. It sounded a bit like boasting. I think it was because you were born on May something or other when we celebrate the day Germans surrendered.' 'I wasn't. I was born in September.' 'Oh, then there must have been another reason. Perhaps she thought to have you at all was her victory. Over me. I wasn't so keen on a child.'

2. A city in Colorado.
3. A city in Idaho.
4. A town in Iowa.
5. A census-designated place in Montana.
6. A town in New York.
7. A census-designated place in San Joaquin County, California, United States.
8. (cryptography) Placeholder name for the party that verifies a proof.

   Coordinate term: Peggy

Related terms

• Victoria

Translations

male given name

Abkhaz: Бақьтор (Bakʲtʼor), Виктор (Vikʼtʼor) Armenian: Վիկտոր (Viktor) Belarusian: Ві́ктар (Víktar) Bulgarian: Виктор (Viktor) Catalan: Víctor (ca) m Czech: Viktor (cs) m Danish: Victor Dutch: Viktor (nl), Victor (nl) Esperanto: Viktoro Faroese: Viktor m Finnish: Vihtori (fi) French: Victor (fr) Galician: Vítor (gl) m Georgian: please add this translation if you can German: Viktor (de) Greek: Βίκτωρας (el) m (Víktoras) Hebrew: ויקטור‎ (viqtor) Hungarian: Viktor (hu), Győző (hu) Italian: Vittorio (it), Vittore m Japanese: ヴィクトル m Korean: 빅토르 m (biktoreu) Latvian: Viktors m Norwegian: Viktor Occitan: Victor m, Victòr m Persian: ویکتور‎ (viktor) Polish: Wiktor (pl) m Portuguese: Victor m, Vitor (pt) m, Víctor m, Vítor (pt) m Russian: Ви́ктор (ru) (Víktor) Sicilian: Vittòriu m Slovak: Viktor m Spanish: Víctor (es) m Swedish: Viktor (sv) Ukrainian: Віктор m (Viktor) Venetian: Vitòrio m Vietnamese: Victor Welsh: Gwythyr

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Danish

Alternative forms

• Viktor

Proper noun

Victor

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Victor

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vik.tɔʁ/

• Audio

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Proper noun

Victor m

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Victor

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German

Proper noun

Victor

1. a male given name, variant of Viktor

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Icelandic

Proper noun

Victor m

1. a male given name

Declension

declension of Victor

m-s1	singular
	indefinite
nominative	Victor
accusative	Victor
dative	Victori
genitive	Victors

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Norwegian

Proper noun

Victor

1. a male given name, variant of Viktor

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Vítor (European)
• Víctor
• Vitor
• Victhor

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin Victor.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈvik.toʁ/ [ˈvik.toh]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈvik.toʁ/ [ˈvik.toh]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˈvik.toɾ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈvik.toʁ/ [ˈvik.toχ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈvik.toɻ/

Proper noun

Victor m

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Victor

Coordinate terms

• Victoria

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Swedish

Proper noun

Victor c (genitive Victors)

1. a male given name, variant of Viktor

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Vietnamese

Etymology

From Latin Victor. Cognate with English Victor.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [vïk̟̚˧˦ tɔ˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [vɨt̚˦˧˥ tɔ˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [vɨt̚˦˥ tɔ˧˧] ~ [jɨt̚˦˥ tɔ˧˧]
• Phonetic: vích to

Proper noun

Victor

1. (Roman Catholicism) Victor