MEANING & HISTORY
What does Viktor mean?
Viktor is a spelling of Victor used in Germanic, Slavic and other naming traditions. The Latin victor means conqueror or winner.
The K spelling reflects the language’s convention and does not change the inherited meaning. Early saints helped transmit the name. The action-word root is not a popularity measure or a prediction of future success.
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Pronunciation & syllables
A dictionary pronunciation or syllable division has not been verified for this exact spelling. Use the synthetic reading as a starting point and confirm the intended pronunciation with the family.
Origin and name formation
Language-specific accounts from the dictionary. A shared spelling can have more than one history.
EnglishEtymology & source
A transliteration of the Ukrainian male given name Ві́ктор (Víktor).
Wiktionary: Viktor (English) ↗ · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
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People with the name Viktor
Public figures and other documented namesakes linked by an explicit given-name claim. This is a selection of records, not a popularity ranking.
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Victor Wood
Filipino singer (1946–2021)
The record establishes the name association, not the person’s intended meaning, pronunciation or ancestry. Descriptions are attributed to Wikidata contributors (CC0).
Use in Philippine-linked records
Wikidata
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distinct person records with an explicit given-name claim
Community-edited coverage, not a census or birth registry. Examples: Victor Wood, Viktor Medrano
PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Viktor in the birth records
Exact spelling and stated year in the published name tables. Read the counts as individual snapshots.
Tables included: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. The 2016 fact sheet lists five names per sex; the later tables include ten. Missing counts are not inferred. Sex categories follow the official tables, independently of dictionary gender labels. Explore the official tables →
Similar names to Viktor
Names with a similar opening or ending, ordered by spelling distance. Similar spelling does not imply the same meaning or origin.
Names in this collection
- Victor♂Conqueror; one who wins
- Víctor♂Victor or conqueror
- Vito·Italian and Spanish Vitus, associated with Latin life
- Astor·Given name from a surname with the Occitan hawk root
- Castor♂Greek mythological name with disputed shining or beaver root
- Hector♂Holding fast
- Nestor♂Homecomer; traditionally linked to Greek “return”
- Néstor♂Returner or homecomer
What rhymes with Viktor?
No dictionary-confirmed rhyme match is available for this spelling in the current catalogue.
Names with a similar written ending
Spelling suggestions; these are not verified phonetic rhymes.
Explore Viktor further
Follow the sources
- Wikidata given-name item Q16430022 — Viktor (opens in a new tab)
Given-name identity, native labels, language associations and explicit class where present; not lexical meaning or population frequency.
- Wikidata — Victor Wood (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q16430022 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wikidata — Viktor Medrano (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q16430022 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wiktionary contributors — Viktor (English) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.
- Wiktionary: Viktor (opens in a new tab)
Personal-name formation and etymological relationships; imported dictionary account consulted.
- Wiktionary: Victor (English) (opens in a new tab)
Consulted underlying source-name etymology supporting the stated formation or root.