Names That Mean Victory
12 names whose etymology relates to “victory” — drawn from documented origins, sorted by all-time U.S. popularity.
NicholasFrom Middle English Nicholas, from Old French Nicholas, from Latin Nīcolāus, from Ancient Greek Νικόλαος (Nikólaos), from νίκη (níkē, “victory”) +‎ λαός (laós, “people”).
VictoriaFrom Latin Victōria, from victōria (“victory”). Doublet of Vitória. The given name can also be analyzed as the male name Victor +‎ -ia. API The places were named in honour o…
KelseyFrom Old English cēol (“ship”) + siġe (“victory”).
EuniceA biblical name from Ancient Greek Εὐνίκη (Euníkē), from εὐ- (eu-, “good”) +‎ νίκη (níkē, “victory”).
SimonFrom Middle English Simon, Symond, Symounde, from Anglo-Norman Simon, Simond, Simund, a conflation of two unrelated names: one from Latin Simon, from Ancient Greek Σίμων (Símōn)…
NikitaFrom the Russian Ники́та (Nikíta), a male given name, from Ancient Greek Νικήτας (Nikḗtas, “conqueror”) also a male given name (and name of various saints). The Greek word deriv…
BereniceBorrowed from Ancient Greek Βερενῑ́κη (Berenī́kē, “bringer of victory”), itself a borrowing from Ancient Macedonian (compare the native word Φερενῑ́κη (Pherenī́kē)), from φέρω (…
NikoleBorrowed from the French Nicole, from Ancient Greek Νικόλαος (Nikólaos), from νίκη (níkē, “victory”) + λαός (laós, “people”).
WaldoEnglish surname, from the obsolete English given name Waltheof, from Old English weald (“power”) + þēof (“thief”), as in "one who snatched victory from battle." Comparable to, o…
JayaBorrowed from Sanskrit जय (jaya, literally “victory”).
WashingtonWashington (the town in Tyne and Wear, northeast England): probably from the Old English place name Hwæssingatūn (literally “a settlement of the household of *Hwæssa”), from *Hw…
NicodemusBorrowed from Ancient Greek Νῑκόδημος (Nīkódēmos), from νῑ́κη (nī́kē, “victory”) + δῆμος (dêmos, “people”).
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Etymologies adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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