Victorian

Victorian · adjective, noun¹

From Victoria + -an (suffix forming adjectives and agent nouns), from the name of Queen Victoria (1819–1901), monarch of the United Kingdom.

Victorian · adjective, noun²

From Victoria (“state of Australia in the southeastern part of the continent”) + -an (suffix forming adjectives and agent nouns); the state was named after Queen Victoria when it was established in 1851.

Victorian · adjective, noun³

From Victoria (“capital of British Columbia, Canada”) + -an (suffix forming adjectives and agent nouns); incorporated as a city in 1862, the settlement which preceded the city was named Fort Victoria after Queen Victoria in 1843.

Victorian · proper noun⁴

1. Latin · derived fromVictōriānus
2. Spanish · derived fromVictoriano
3. English todayVictorian

An Americanized form of Spanish Victoriano originating in Los Angeles, a given name from Latin Victōriānus.

Victorian · proper noun⁵

1. Latin · learned borrowing fromVictōriānus
2. English todayVictorian

Learned borrowing from Latin Victōriānus. By surface analysis, Victor + -ian.

Words from the same roots