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First name origin & meaning:

Latin: Victor; conqueror

First name variations: Viktor, Vitorio, Vittorio, Vick, Vic, Vince

Last name origin & meaning:

French: from a medieval personal name (Latin Victor meaning ‘conqueror’, an agent derivative of vincere ‘to win’). Early Christians often bore this name in reference to Christ’s victory over sin and death, and there are a large number of saints so called. Some of the principal ones, who contributed to the popularity of the personal name in the Middle Ages, are a 2nd-century pope, a 3rd-century Mauritanian martyr, and a 5th-century bishop of Cologne.

This name appears in the following lists: Saints, Silver Screen