Names like Victor
Victor is a two-syllable Latin name that ends in -or. Each list below follows one of those threads on its own, so you can see exactly what the names share.
The same sound
Two syllables, ending the same way as Victor.
Major Latin · military rank title, "greater"
Honor Latin · esteem, distinction; virtue name from Latin honor
Hector Greek · holding fast
Taylor English · "cutter of cloth," an occupational surname from Old French; among the first of the 1990s surname names to go fully unisex, riding high for girls and steady for boys. Polished, professional, and friendly all at once
The same roots
Also Latin names, from the tradition Victor comes from.
Oliver Latin · traditionally "olive tree," from the Old French Olivier, though scholars suspect a Norse or Germanic name beneath the Latin polish; a knight of the oldest French epics and a Dickens hero, lately the top boys' name across much of the English-speaking world
Lucas Latin · man from Lucania (a region of southern Italy); Greek Loukas is a shortened form of Loukanos, "from Lucania"; the "light" link is a secondary folk association (via Lucania's own possible root), not the established meaning
August Latin · "exalted, venerable" (from Augustus); one of Sweden's most popular boys' names in recent years and a rising vintage revival in the US
Caesar Latin · traditionally 'hairy' or 'thick head of hair', a Roman imperial name
Names of the same moment
Each of these is at its highest in the 2000s, the same decade as Victor, on a similar curve.
Loren Latin · variant of Lawrence, laurel
Vidal Latin · Spanish and Catalan form of Latin Vitalis, vital, full of life; used historically by both Jewish and Christian families.
Patrick Latin · "nobleman," from patricius, the Roman patrician class; the missionary saint made it Ireland's defining name, so thoroughly that Paddy became shorthand for Irishness itself. A green-blooded classic that wears equally well in Boston and Dublin
Quentin Latin · from Quintus/Quintinus, traditionally 'fifth'
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