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Originally Posted by Outlaw
Feminine form of VICTORIUS. This name was borne by a long-reigning queen of England. A Canadian city bears this name in her honour, as well as an Australian state and several other geographic areas. In Roman Mythology it Means "victory" in Latin. Victoria was the Roman goddess of victory.
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Interesting. My mother's name is Victoria as well, and she naturally shortens it to "Vicki." Her only bone of contention with the shortened form is that most people try to spell it with an 'e' on the end.
I never think about Tori being a shortened version of Victoria. It reminds me of how Topher Grace shortens his name to the '-topher' instead of 'chris-.'
For my nickname, Karli means "Covered in Snow" in Polish. I used to think this was a bit ironic, since when I was younger I had a problem with dandruff

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