Meanings
Victoriana1
- pluralplural onlyItems related to the Victorian era, especially collectibles.
A Suite en forme de Valses by the 19th century Frenchwoman Melanie Bonis is a piece of third rate Victoriana which should be returned to the attic.
1979 December 1, Rob Schmieder, “NEWS Revives Works by Women”, in Gay Community News, volume 7, number 19, page 111 more example
To lovers of Victoriana it will not be necessary to enlarge on the original beauty of many [old stations], but to the modern traveller romantic nostalgia will not compensate for bleak, draughty waiting rooms, ancient sanitation, uncomfortable grimy seats and gas lighting; he is likely to prefer the comforts of a modern car on a winter's morning.
1962 October, Brian Haresnape, “Focus on B.R. passenger stations”, in Modern Railways, page 249
Victoriana2
- A female given name from Spanish or Latin.
Melissa Vialpando, 36, was with her 16-month-old daughter Victoriana, and husband, Mike, and said she enjoys the small-town feel of Vail, and Montgomery’s reflects that.
2007 December 20, Kevin W. Smith, “Friendly, cozy Montgomery’s fills void in Vail”, in Caliente (Arizona Daily Star), Tucson, Ariz., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 35, column 12 more examples
A daughter, Emma Victoriana Woller, was born Sept. 12, 2006, at Saint Joseph’s Hospital to Annette and Matthew Woller of Marshfield. She joins a sister, Abigail, 23 months.
2006 September 14, “Births”, in Marshfield News-Herald, Marshfield, Wis., →OCLC, page 2A, column 1Club fundraising co-chair Ann Swist, center employee Rachel Rothenberg and member Anna Gassib look on as her daughter, Victoriana Gassib, who is a patient at the center, presents the check to center employee Amy Chartoff.
2009 March 25, “MOLLY donation”, in Wyckoff Suburban News, volume 54, number 12, Wyckoff, N.J., →OCLC, page 15, column 3
Origin
Victoriana · noun
- Proto-Indo-European*weyk-
- Proto-Indo-European*winékti ~ *winkénti
- Proto-Italic*winkō
- Latinvincō
- Latinvictor
- Latinvictōria
- LatinVictōria
- EnglishVictoria
- EnglishVictoriana
From Victoria + -ana (“collection”).
Full word history & related roots →Victoriana · proper noun
- LatinVictōriāna
- SpanishVictoriana
- EnglishVictoriana
From Spanish Victoriana and its etymon Latin Victōriāna, feminine of Victōriānus. By surface analysis, Victoria + -ana (suffix forming female given names) or Victorian (male given name) + -a (feminine suffix).
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Cite this entry
Victoriana. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Victoriana
“Victoriana.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Victoriana. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Victoriana,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Victoriana.
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