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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources
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Victor m. Latin victor 'victor, conqueror'.

The name of three popes and two anti-popes, as well as three early saints.

Belgium
Middle Dutch
● 1455 Victor (nom) MPSA p. 42; 1457 Victor (nom) ibid. p. 43; 1460 Victor (nom) ibid. p. 44; 1463 Victor (nom) ibid. p. 45; 1469 Victor (nom) ibid. p. 47
Dutch
● 1597x1598 Victor BoonenGes p. 325
England
Early Modern English
● 1584 Victor bruton1 p. 115
Walloon
● 1582/3 Victor RWC p. 5; 1592 Victor ibid. p. 564; 1594 Victor ibid. p. 34; 1598 Victor ibid. p. 49
Estonia
Middle Low German
◑ 1592 Ficke Tiik1977 p. 288
France
Latin
● 657 Victor (nom) DCEL-2 CCCXXVIII; 814 Victor (nom) StVdM-II H3; 1378 Victor (nom) hanquetvol1 344, Victori (dat) ibid. 1623
Middle French
● 1587 Victor RTFProvins 136
Germany
Latin
● 1394 Victoris (gen) SMM p. 171
Italy
Latin
● 1461 Victuri (gen) CatTir1 104
Italian
● 1513x1521 Vetario LeoX p. 35, Vitario ibid. p. 35
Cite as: R. Le Get, S.L. Uckelman. "Victor". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2021, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2021/1/name/Victor.