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

Belize

Canada

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]

New Zealand

Papua New Guinea

United Kingdom

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

England

Northern Ireland

Scotland

Isle of Man

Jersey

Outside the Commonwealth realms

Bangladesh

Burma

Cameroon

France

The Gambia

Germany

Ghana

Greece

Hong Kong

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

India

Republic of Ireland

Kenya

Malaysia

Malta

Mauritius

Nigeria

Pakistan

Seychelles

Singapore

South Africa

Sri Lanka

Switzerland

Tanzania

Uganda

United States

Zambia

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

Zimbabwe

See also

References

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