List of places named after Queen Victoria
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Many 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
[edit]Australia
[edit]Australian Capital Territory
[edit]- Queen Victoria Terrace, Canberra
New South Wales
[edit]- Queens Park, the urban park
- Queens Park, the Sydney suburb located adjacent to the urban park
- Queen's Square, Sydney
- Statue of Queen Victoria by Joseph Boehm
- Queen Victoria Building, Sydney
- Queen Victoria Street, Bexley
- Queen Victoria Street, Drummoyne
- Victoria Street, Ashfield
- One Victoria (1-7 Victoria St)
- Victoria Bridge (Penrith)
- Victoria Bridge, Picton
- Victoria Road, Sydney
Queensland
[edit]- State of Queensland
- Queen Street, Brisbane
South Australia
[edit]- Great Victoria Desert (also in Western Australia)
- Lake Alexandrina
- Victoria Square, Adelaide
- Victoria Park, Adelaide
Tasmania
[edit]- Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Launceston
- Queenstown, West Coast
- Queen River, West Coast
- Queens Beach, Hobart (also known as Bellerive Beach)[1]
- Victoria Bridge, Devonport
- Victoria Dock, Hobart
- Victoria Street, Hobart
Victoria
[edit]- State of Victoria
- Queen's College (University of Melbourne)
- Queens Park, Lorne
- Queens Park, Moonee Ponds
- Queens Park, Newtown
- Queen Victoria Gardens, Melbourne
- Queen Victoria Hospital, Melbourne
- Queen Victoria Market, Melbourne
- Queen Victoria Street, Newington
- Victoria Dock, Melbourne
- Victoria Street, Melbourne
- Victoria Street, Brunswick
Western Australia
[edit]- Great Victoria Desert (also in South Australia)
- Queen Victoria Street, Fremantle, Western Australia
- Queen Victoria Street, Leonora, Western Australia
- Victoria Park, Perth, Western Australia
The Bahamas
[edit]Bangladesh
[edit]- Comilla Victoria College, Comilla (now Comilla Victoria Government College)
- Victoria Public Library, Natore
- Victoria Road, Tangail
- Narail Government Victoria College, Narail
Barbados
[edit]- Queen Victoria Road, Bridgetown
Belize
[edit]Canada
[edit]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]
Alberta
[edit]- Fort Victoria, Alberta
- Victoria Lake, Alberta
- Victoria Park, Edmonton, Alberta
- Victoria Park neighbourhood, Calgary, Alberta
- Victoria Peak, Alberta
British Columbia
[edit]- Victoria, British Columbia
- Victoria Avenue, Victoria, British Columbia
- Empress Hotel, Victoria, British Columbia
- Victoria Drive, Vancouver, British Columbia
- Queen Victoria Hospital, Revelstoke, British Columbia
Ontario
[edit]- Queen Street, Toronto, Ontario
- Victoria Street, Toronto
- Victoria Park Avenue, Toronto
- Queen Victoria Park, Niagara Falls, Ontario
- Victoria Street (N and S), Kitchener, Ontario
- Victoria Street, London, Ontario
- Victoria Avenue, Windsor, Ontario
- Victoria College, U of Toronto
- Queen Victoria PS, Toronto
- Queen streets and Victoria streets in almost every city or town
- Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre, Barrie
- Victoria Gardens Long Term Care, Hamilton
- Victoria Island (Ottawa River)
Manitoba
[edit]- Victoria, Manitoba
- Victoria Beach, Manitoba
- Victoria Park, Souris, Manitoba
- Victoria Hospital, Winnipeg, Manitoba
- Victoria and Albert School, Winnipeg
New Brunswick
[edit]Newfoundland and Labrador
[edit]- Victoria, Newfoundland
- Victoria Park, St John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Nova Scotia
[edit]- Victoria County, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
- New Victoria, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
- Victoria Park, Truro, Nova Scotia
- Victoria Beach, Nova Scotia
- The Victoria Theatre, Halifax, Nova Scotia
- Victoria Building @ the QEII Health Sciences Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia
- Victoria Park / Victoria Road, Halifax, Nova Scotia
- Victoria Road, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Prince Edward Island
[edit]Quebec
[edit]- Victoriaville, Quebec
- Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal, Quebec
- Square Victoria, Montreal
- Victoria Bridge, Montreal
- Victoria Avenue, Montreal
- Victoria Park/Parc Victoria, Quebec City, Quebec
Saskatchewan
[edit]- Regina, Saskatchewan
- Victoria Park, Regina Saskatchewan
- Victoria Hospital, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
- Victoria School, Kamsack, Saskatchewan
- Victoria Avenue, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
- Victoria Avenue, Regina
Territories
[edit]- Victoria Island, Nunavut and Northwest Territories
- Victoria and Albert Mountains, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut
Ghana
[edit]- Victoriaborg, neighborhood of Accra
India
[edit]- Victoria Dock, Mumbai; part of the Bombay Port Trust.
- Victoria Hospital (Bangalore Medical College), Bangalore.
- Victoria School, Kurseong, West Bengal.
- Victoria Memorial, Kolkata
- Victoria Terrace, Kolkata
- Victoria Avenue, Hiranandani Meadows, Mumbai
- Queensgate, Hiranandani Estate, Mumbai
- Queensway, Hiranandani Estate, Mumbai
- Victorian Mews, Hiranandani Gardens, Mumbai
- Victoria Road, Bangalore
- Victoria Public Hall, Chennai
- Victoria Park, Bhavnagar
- Victoria Memorial Indoor Hall, Etawah
- Queen Victoria Girls Inter College, Agra
- Victoria Town Hall, Coimbatore[3]
- Albert Victor Bridge, Madurai[4]
- Ranigunj, Secunderabad. [5]
Jamaica
[edit]Malaysia
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Queen Victoria, Mauritius, a village in the district of Flacq, Mauritius
- Victoria Hospital, Candos, Quatre Bornes
- Victoria Bus Terminal, Port Louis
New Zealand
[edit]- Victoria River, Northland
- Victoria Park, Auckland
- Mount Victoria, Auckland
- Victoria Street, Auckland
- Queen Street, Auckland
- Victoria Street, Hamilton
- Victoria Bridge, Hamilton
- Victoria Bridge, Cambridge
- Victoria Park, Feilding
- Victoria Esplanade, Palmerston North
- Victoria Avenue, Palmerston North
- Mount Victoria (Manawatu-Wanganui)
- Victoria Park, Foxton
- Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington
- Mount Victoria (Wellington hill)
- Mount Victoria (Wellington suburb)
- Mount Victoria (Marlborough)
- Mount Victoria (Tasman)
- Victoria Square, Christchurch
- Victoria Street (Christchurch)
- Victoria Park, Christchurch
- Victoria Range, Tasman-West Coast
- Victoria Glacier, West Coast
- Queens Gardens, Dunedin
- Queenstown
- Victoria Bridge, Otago
- Victoria Hill, Otago
- Victoria Channel, Otago Harbour
- Lake Victoria, Southland
Ross Dependency
[edit]Nigeria
[edit]- Victoria Island, Lagos
- Victoria Garden City, Lagos
- Victoria Cemetery, Lagos
Pakistan
[edit]- Empress Market, Karachi
- Bahawal-Victoria Hospital Bahawalpur
- Victoria Tower Jacobabad
- Haranpur (Victoria) Bridge
- Victoria Memorial Hall, Sibi, Balochistan
Papua New Guinea
[edit]Seychelles
[edit]Singapore
[edit]- Empress Place, Singapore
- Empress Place Building, Singapore
- Queen Street
- Queen's Avenue
- Queen's Close
- Queen's Crescent
- Queen's Road
- Queensway, Singapore
- Victoria Junior College also known as VJC or Victoria JC, an elite university preparatory institution
- Victoria Lane
- Victoria Park Close
- Victoria Street
- Victoria School
- Victoria Theatre and Concert Hall
South Africa
[edit]- Victoria Street, Durban[6]
- Victoria Embankment, Durban[7]
- Victoria & Alfred Waterfront, Cape Town
- Victoria Street, Somerset West, Western Cape
- Victoria Mall, Caledon, Western Cape
- Victoria Road, Cape Town
- Victoria Hall, Maritzburg College, Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal
- Victoria Walk, Woodstock, Cape Town, Western Cape
Sri Lanka
[edit]- Victoria Dam
- Victoria Park, Nuwara Eliya
Tanzania
[edit]Trinidad and Tobago
[edit]- Victoria Avenue, Port-of-Spain
- Victoria County, Trinidad and Tobago
- Victoria Street, San Fernando
- Victoria Square, Port-of-Spain
- Queen's Park Oval
- Queen's Park Savannah
Uganda
[edit]United Kingdom
[edit]Note: this is only a small sample of the hundreds of locations in the United Kingdom with the name 'Victoria'.
England
[edit]- Queen Victoria Square, Hull
- Queen Hotel, Chester
- Queen Victoria Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
- Queen Victoria Street, London
- Queen Victoria Street, Reading
- Queensmere, Wimbledon Common
- Royal Victoria Dock, London
- Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
- Southend Victoria, Southend-on-sea
- Victoria and Albert Museum, London
- Victoria Avenue, Wellington, Shropshire
- Victoria Bridge, Datchet
- Victoria Bridge, Hereford
- Victoria Embankment, London
- Victoria Gardens and Victoria Square, Truro, Cornwall
- Victoria Gate, Hyde Park
- Victoria Gate, Kew Gardens
- Victoria Hall, Kidsgrove, Staffordshire
- Victoria Park, Bournemouth
- Victoria Park, East London
- Victoria Park, Stretford
- Victoria Park, Tipton
- Victoria Place, Richmond upon Thames
- Victoria Quadrant, Weston-super-Mare
- Victoria Quays, Sheffield
- 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 and Victoria Grove, Kensington, London
- 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 Square, Birmingham, West Midlands
- Victoria Station, Manchester
- Victoria Street, Birmingham
- Victoria Street, London
- Victoria Shopping Centre, Southend-on-sea
- Victoria Tower, part of the Palace of Westminster
- Victoria Terrace, Leeds
Northern Ireland
[edit]- 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 Road, Carrickfergus
- Victoria Square, Belfast
Scotland
[edit]- Glasgow Victoria Infirmary
- Victoria Park, Aberdeen
- Victoria Park, Dingwall
- Victoria Park, Glasgow
- Victoria Park Drive (North/South), 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 Road, Rutherglen
- 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 Street, Rutherglen
- Victoria Tower, Greenock
Wales
[edit]Crown Dependencies
[edit]Isle of Man
[edit]- Victoria Pier, Douglas
- Victoria Road, Douglas
- Victoria Road, Onchan
- Victoria Road, Castletown
- Victoria Road School, Castletown
- Victoria Street, Douglas
Jersey
[edit]- Victoria Avenue (Jersey)
- Victoria Road (Jersey)
- Victoria Street (Jersey)
- Victoria Park (Jersey)
- Victoria College, Jersey Victoria College, St Helier, Jersey
Zambia
[edit]- Victoria Falls (David Livingstone named the great Mosi-oa-Tunya falls after Queen Victoria)
Outside the Commonwealth
[edit]Burma, Hong Kong, Ireland and Zimbabwe were within the British Empire at the time many of the listed places were named. Hong Kong and Zimbabwe stopped being members of the Commonwealth of Nations in 1997 and 2003, respectively.
Argentina
[edit]Burma/Myanmar
[edit]- Mount Victoria (Nat Ma Taung)
Chile
[edit]France
[edit]- Avenue de la Reine Victoria, Biarritz
- Avenue Reine Victoria, Nice
- Excelsior Régina Palace, Nice
- Avenue Victoria, Paris
Germany
[edit]Greece
[edit]- Victoria Square in Athens
- Victoria metro station on the Athens Metro, situated under the aforementioned square
Hong Kong
[edit]Hong Kong was a British colony from 1841 until 1997.
- Jubilee Street
- Queen's Pier
- Queen's Road
- Queensway
- Queen Victoria Street
- Queen Street
- Statue Square
- City of Victoria
- Victoria Gap
- Victoria Harbour
- Victoria Park
- Victoria Park Road
- Victoria Peak
- Victoria Prison
- Victoria Road
- Queen's College, Hong Kong
- Victoria Park Swimming Pool
Ireland
[edit]- Victoria Cross, Cork
- Victoria Mills, Cork
- Victoria Lodge, Cork
- Victoria Quay, Cork
- Victoria Street, Cork
- Victoria Avenue, Cork
- Victoria Road, Cork
- Victoria Street, Dublin
- Victoria Quay, Dublin
- Victoria Place, Galway City
- Victoria Bridge, Kildare
Romania
[edit]Switzerland
[edit]- Victoria Hall, concert hall in Geneva
United States
[edit]- Victoria, Kansas
- Victoria, Virginia, founded 1906.
Zimbabwe
[edit]- Victoria Falls
- (Fort) Victoria High School, Masvingo
- Victoria Falls Hotel
- Victoria Falls National Park
Former places
[edit]Australia
[edit]South Australia
[edit]Bangladesh
[edit]- Victoria Park, Dhaka (now Bahadur Shah Park)
Cameroon
[edit]- Limbe, was known as Victoria until 1982
The Gambia
[edit]- Royal Victoria Teaching Hospital, Banjul (since 2013 Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital)
Hong Kong
[edit]- Victoria City
- Tang Siu Kin Victoria Government Secondary School (Former Victoria Technical School)
- Victoria Park, Hong Kong
India
[edit]- Victoria Memorial, Alfred Park, Allahabad (now Prayagraj)
Ireland
[edit]- Queen's College, Cork, former name of University College Cork
- Queenstown former name of Cobh, County Cork
Isle of Man
[edit]- Victoria Road Prison, Douglas (demolished)
Pakistan
[edit]- Victoria Road, Karachi. (renamed Abdullah Haroon Road)
- Queen's Road, Karachi (now Moulvi Tamizuddin (M.T.) Khan Road)
- Victoria Museum (now defunct), Karachi
Sierra Leone
[edit]- Victoria Park, Freetown (since mid 2017 Freetown Amusement Park)
South Africa
[edit]- Queenstown, town in Eastern Cape province (renamed Komani in 2016)
Sri Lanka
[edit]- Victoria Park, Colombo (now Viharamahadevi Park)
- Victoria Bridge (demolished)
United Kingdom
[edit]England
[edit]- Victoria Bridge, London, built in 1851-8, demolished in 1934 and replaced with the present Chelsea Bridge
- Victoria Road, Battersea, London (leading to the bridge mentioned above), later renamed Queen's Road and now called Queenstown Road
Scotland
[edit]- Royal Victoria Hospital, Edinburgh (demolished by a fire)
Zimbabwe
[edit]- Fort Victoria (now Masvingo)
- Victoria Province (now Masvingo Province)
- Queen Victoria Museum (now Zimbabwe Museum of Human Sciences)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "How Canada Got Its Name – Origin of the Name Canada". Archived from the original on 7 December 2010. Retrieved 11 February 2010.
- ^ Rayburn, Alan (January 2001). Naming Canada: Stories about Canadian Place Names. University of Toronto Press. ISBN 9780802082930.
- ^ Preetha, M. Soundariya (28 January 2012). "Victoria Town Hall stands tall after restoration". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- ^ "Albert Victor Bridge".
- ^ Kaushik, Shrimansi (2 May 2024). "Vibrant James Street of Secunderabad". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ^ "EThekwini Online - Victoria Street Market". Archived from the original on 8 March 2007. Retrieved 10 February 2007.
- ^ "Durban: Victoria Embankment Walking Tour". Archived from the original on 29 March 2002.