Given name & surname
Victorine
“victory”
Victorine is a variant of Victoria. The Latin word victoria means “victory,” the central association carried by the name.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Victorine is a variant of Victoria. The Latin word victoria means “victory,” the central association carried by the name.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Victorine is a variant of Victoria. Victoria is used in English and Spanish and is connected with the Latin name Victorius.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In French usage, Victorine is a feminine form of Victorin. Victorine is a variant of Victoria. The shared background comes through Victoria: Victoria can be understood as the feminine form of Victorius. Victoria may also reflect direct use of the Latin word for victory; the two paths are closely related but not identical.
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The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1881. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Victorine is a variant of Victoria. The history of Victoria gives this family its wider story. Queen Victoria’s accession in 1837 made the name more familiar in England. Wider popularity among the British public came much later, during the twentieth century.
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Victorine through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 708
- 0 boys · 708 girls
- Most popular year
- 1918
- 36 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 2010. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 36 in 1918. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 601 as a first name in 2020; 375 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Victorine’s family of names
Victorine shares a linguistic root with Victoria. Victorine has a related form in Victoria. In French usage, Victorine is a feminine form of Victorin.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 11
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Viktoriaequivalent
- Vittoriaequivalent
- Victoireequivalent
- Wiktoriaequivalent
- Viktoriyaequivalent
- Viktorijaequivalent
- Viktóriaequivalent
- Victòriaequivalent
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People named Victorine
- Victorine MeurentFrench painter, model for painters (1844-1927)
- Ketti Gallianactress (1912-1972)1911–1972
- Victorine ChastenayFrench writer (1771-1855)
- Victorine GorgetFrench laundress and activist1843–1901
- Vivi l'internationaleBeninese singer1946–2022
- Victorine Gboko WodiéIvorian politician
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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