List of places named after Queen Victoria

Places named after Queen Victoria (in red)

A large number of places which were once in the former British Empire were named after the British monarch who reigned over it for the greater part of its most dominant period, Queen Victoria. As such, Victoria is one of the most commemorated individuals in place-names around the world.

Other places that have the name "Victoria", without the association with Queen Victoria, tend to be derived from the Spanish language word for 'victory', see Victoria (disambiguation).

Commonwealth realms

Australia

State of Queensland
State of Victoria
Great Victoria Desert
Queen Victoria Terrace, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
Lake Alexandrina, South Australia
Queen's College, Melbourne, Victoria
Queen Street, Brisbane, Queensland
Queen Victoria Building, Sydney, New South Wales
Queen Victoria Market, Melbourne, Victoria
Queen Victoria Street, Bexley, New South Wales
Queen Victoria Street, Drummoyne, New South Wales
Queen Victoria Street, Fremantle, Western Australia
Queen Victoria Street, Leonora, Western Australia
Queen Victoria Street, Newington, Victoria
Queen Victoria Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria
Victoria Square, Adelaide, South Australia
Victoria Street, Melbourne, Victoria
Victoria Park, Perth, Western Australia
Victoria Dock (Melbourne), Victoria
Victoria Street, Brunswick (Melbourne Suburb)

Belize

Victoria Peak
lake Ahmad Sadallah

Canada

Main article: Royal eponyms in Canada > Queen Victoria

During the process of Confederation, "Victorialand" and "Victorialia" were among the alternative suggestions to Canada as to what the name of the new Dominion should be. "^[1]^[2]

Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal
Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre, Barrie, Ontario
Square Victoria, Montreal
Queen Victoria Hospital, Revelstoke, British Columbia
Victoria Bridge, Montreal
Victoria Avenue, Montreal
Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario
Victoria University, Toronto
Victoria Park, Kingston, Ontario
Victoria Street, Kingston, Ontario
Queen's Park, Toronto
Victoria Street, Toronto
Victoria Park Avenue, Toronto
Victoria Park, Edmonton
Victoria, British Columbia
Regina, Saskatchewan
Victoria, Newfoundland
Victoriaville, Quebec
Victoria Island, Nunavut and Northwest Territories
Victoria and Albert Mountains, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut

New Zealand

Papua New Guinea

Mount Victoria

United Kingdom

Note: this is only a small sample of the hundreds of locations in the United Kingdom with the name 'Victoria'.

England

Queen Victoria Road, Coventry
Queen Victoria Road, Sheffield
Queen Victoria Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Queen Victoria Street, London
Royal Victoria Dock, London
Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Victoria Bridge, Datchet
Victoria Embankment, London
Victoria Gate, Hyde Park
Victoria Gate, Kew Gardens
Victoria Park, East London
Victoria Hall, Kidsgrove, Staffordshire
Victoria Park, Stretford
Victoria Place, Richmond upon Thames
Victoria Quays, Sheffield
Victoria Avenue, Wellington, Shropshire
Victoria Gardens and Victoria Square, Truro, Cornwall
Victoria Road, Brighton
Victoria Road, Cambridge
Victoria Road, Canterbury
Victoria Road, Chelmsford, Essex
Victoria Road, Dagenham, Essex
Victoria Road, Diss, Norfolk
Victoria Road, Halton, Cheshire
Victoria Road, Kilburn, London
Victoria Road, London
Victoria Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk
Victoria Road, Oxford
Victoria Road, Plymouth
Victoria Road, South Ruislip, London
Victoria Road, Stretford, Manchester
Victoria Road, Swindon, Wiltshire
Victoria Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Victoria Station, London
Victoria Street, London

Northern Ireland

Queen Victoria Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Great Victoria Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Queen's University, Belfast
Great Victoria Street railway station, Belfast
Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast
Victoria College, Belfast
Victoria Park, Belfast
Victoria Square, Belfast

Scotland

Royal Victoria Hospital, Edinburgh
Glasgow Victoria Infirmary
Victoria Park, Aberdeen
Victoria Park, Dingwall
Victoria Park, Glasgow
Victoria Road, Aberdeen
Victoria Road, Ballater
Victoria Road, Brora
Victoria Road, Dundee
Queen Street, Dundee
Victoria Road, Dunoon
Victoria Road, Fort William
Victoria Road, Glasgow
Victoria Road, Gourock
Victoria Road, Helensburgh
Victoria Road, Kirkcaldy
Victoria Road, Leven, Fife
Victoria Road, Lockerbie
Victoria Road, North Berwick
Victoria Road, Peterhead
Victoria Street, Dunfermline
Victoria Street, Edinburgh
Victoria Street, Fraserburgh
Victoria Street, Galashiels
Victoria Street, Kirkwall
Victoria Street, Lanark
Victoria Street, Newton Stewart
Victoria Street, Perth
Victoria Tower, Greenock

Isle of Man

Victoria Pier, Douglas
Victoria Road, Douglas
Victoria Road Prison, Douglas
Victoria Road, Onchan
Victoria Road, Castletown
Victoria Road School, Castletown
Victoria Street, Douglas

Jersey

Victoria College, Jersey Victoria College, St Helier, Jersey

Outside the Commonwealth realms

Bangladesh

Victoria Park, Dhaka (now Bahadur Shah Park)
Comilla Victoria College, Comilla (now Comilla Victoria Government College)
Victoria Public Library, Natore
Victoria Road, Tangail

Burma

Mount Victoria (Nat Ma Taung)

Cameroon

Limbe, was known as Victoria until 1982

France

Avenue de la Reine Victoria, Biarritz
Avenue Reine Victoria, Nice
Excelsior Régina Palace, Nice

The Gambia

Royal Victoria Teaching Hospital, Banjul

Germany

Viktoriastraße, Hanover

Ghana

Victoriaborg, neighborhood of Accra

Greece

Victoria Square in Athens
Victoria metro station on the Athens Metro, situated under the aforementioned square

Hong Kong

Hong Kong was a British colony from 1840s to 1997.

Jubilee Street
Queen's Pier
Queen's Road
Queensway
Queen Victoria Street
Queen Street
Statue Square
Victoria City
Victoria Gap
Victoria Harbour
Victoria Park
Victoria Peak
Victoria Prison
Victoria Road
Queen's College, Hong Kong
Tang Siu Kin Victoria Government Secondary School (Former Victoria Technical School)
Victoria Swimming Pool

India

Victoria Terminus, (VT) Bombay; Recently changed to Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, Mumbai, although it is known locally as VT.
Victoria Jubilee Technical Institute, (VJTI) Bombay; Renamed in 1998 to Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute, Mumbai.
Victoria Gardens, (Byculla) Bombay; Renamed as Jijamata Udyaan,(Byculla), Mumbai, and also known as Veermata Jijabai Bhonsle Udyan.
Victoria Memorial, Kolkata
Victoria Public Hall, Chennai
Victoria Park, Bhavnagar

Republic of Ireland

Victoria Street, Dublin
Victoria Cross, Cork
Victoria Place, Galway
Victoria Quay, Cork
Victoria Quay
Victoria Street, Cork
Victoria Avenue, Cork
Victoria Road, Cork
Queenstown former name of Cobh

Kenya

Lake Victoria

Malaysia

Victoria Institution, an elite secondary school, Kuala Lumpur
Victoria International College, a private higher education institution, Kuala Lumpur
Victoria Bridge, Malaysia, one of the oldest single track railway bridge in the country located in Karai, Perak
Jubilee Clock Tower of Queen Victoria, King Edward Place, George Town, Penang
Victoria Pier, the jetty of Penang
Victoria, Labuan, the capital of the Malaysian Federal Territory of Labuan, an island off the north coast of Borneo
Victoria Park, a park in Ipoh, Perak
Victoria Club of Selangor and Kuala Lumpur, a private club in Kuala Lumpur
Victoria Fountain, a Nouveau-inspired fountain in Merdeka Square, Kuala Lumpur
Victoria Memorial Fountain, a landmark fountain in Melaka town square
Lebuh Victoria, a famous street in George Town, Penang
Victoria Green, the playing field of the Chinese Recreation Club which houses the Queen Victoria Memorial Statue, Penang
Queensbay, a development area of Penang which houses Queensbay Mall, one of Southeast Asia's largest shopping malls
Jalan Queen, a street famous for its many hawker's stalls in the Pasir Pinji area of Ipoh, Perak
Victoria Hotel, a landmark of the island of Labuan, Borneo
Ladang Victoria, a rubber plantation area in Padang Serai, Kedah
Victoria Pahang Estate, an estate area in the state of Pahang
Jalan Victoria, a road in Nibong Tebal, mainland Penang
Lorong Victoria, a road in Tawau, Sabah
Puncak Victoria, a peak on Mount Kinabalu, Sabah

Malta

Victoria, capital of the island of Gozo, also known by its original name Rabat
Victoria Gate, a city gate in Valletta
Victoria Lines, a line of fortifications in northern Malta

Mauritius

Queen Victoria, Mauritius, a village in the district of Flacq, Mauritius

Nigeria

Victoria Island, Lagos
Victoria Garden City, Lagos
Victoria Cemetery, Lagos

Pakistan

Empress Market, Karachi.
Victoria Road, Karachi. (renamed as Abdullah Haroon Road)
Queen's Road, Karachi (now Moulvi Tamizuddin (M.T.) Khan Road)
Victoria Museum (now defunct), Karachi.
Bahawal-Victoria Hospital Bahawalpur.
Victoria Tower Jacobabad.
Haranpur (Victoria ) Bridge.
Victoria Memorial Hall, Sibi, Balochistan.

Uganda

United States

Victoria, Virginia, founded 1906.

Zambia

Victoria Falls

David Livingstone named the great Mosi-oa-Tunya falls after Queen Victoria.

Zimbabwe

Victoria Falls
Fort Victoria (now Masvingo)
Queen Victoria Museum (Human Sciences Museum, Harare)
(Fort) Victoria High School, Masvingo
Victoria Falls Hotel
Victoria Falls National Park
Victoria Province (now Masvingo Province)

References

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