Definitions for Victorian
vɪkˈtɔr i ən, -ˈtoʊr-vic·to·ri·an

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Victorianadjective

   a person who lived during the reign of Victoria

2. Victorianadjective

   of or relating to Queen Victoria of Great Britain or to the age in which she ruled

   "Victorian morals"

3. priggish, prim, prissy, prudish, puritanical, square-toed, straitlaced, strait-laced, straightlaced, straight-laced, tight-laced, victorianadjective

   exaggeratedly proper

   "my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts"

4. Victorianadjective

   typical of the moral standards or conduct of the age of Queen Victoria

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Victoriannoun

   A person living, or born in that period, or exhibiting characteristics of the Victorian period.

2. Victoriannoun

   A person from the state of Victoria in Australia

3. Victorianadjective

   Of, or relating to the reign of Queen Victoria or of that period

4. Victorianadjective

   Of, or displaying the supposed standards or ideals of morality of that period

5. Victorianadjective

   Of the style of architecture or furnishings of that period

6. Victorianadjective

   Of, or relating to the state of Victoria in Australia

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1. victorian

   Victorian generally refers to anything related to, characteristic of, or emanating from the period of Queen Victoria's reign in the United Kingdom from 1837 to 1901. This term can apply to various aspects including culture, architecture, literature, fashion, and other societal norms and principles prevalent during this era. The Victorian period was known for its distinctive styles, strict societal rules, and rapid industrialization and progress.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Victorianadjective

   of or pertaining to the reign of Queen Victoria of England; as, the Victorian poets

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1. Victorian

   The Victorian is a 25-issue comic book series published by Penny-Farthing Press and starting in 1999. The brainchild of creator Trainor Houghton, the series included a number of notable script writers and illustrators, including Len Wein, Glen Orbik and Howard Chaykin.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. VICTORIAN

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Victorian is ranked #23371 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Victorian surname appeared 1,089 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Victorian.
   
   81.9% or 892 total occurrences were Black.
   6.8% or 74 total occurrences were White.
   6.2% or 68 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   3.1% or 34 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1.3% or 15 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   0.5% or 6 total occurrences were Asian.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Victorian' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3793

2. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Victorian' in Adjectives Frequency: #501

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

1. [["1753","1"],["1821","1"],["1842","1"],["1845","1"],["1846","1"],["1854","1"],["1860","1"],["1870","1"],["1880","2"],["1889","1"],["1890","1"],["1891","2"],["1892","2"],["1893","2"],["1894","2"],["1897","3"],["1898","2"],["1900","4"],["1905","1"],["1906","1"],["1907","2"],["1908","1"],["1909","5"],["1910","2"],["1911","1"],["1913","2"],["1915","1"],["1916","8"],["1917","8"],["1918","1"],["1919","1"],["1920","1"],["1921","9"],["1922","7"],["1923","9"],["1924","2"],["1925","7"],["1926","2"],["1927","8"],["1928","32"],["1929","34"],["1930","11"],["1931","9"],["1932","8"],["1933","6"],["1934","5"],["1935","11"],["1936","7"],["1937","10"],["1938","25"],["1939","4"],["1940","5"],["1941","8"],["1942","18"],["1943","3"],["1944","21"],["1945","8"],["1946","7"],["1947","14"],["1948","8"],["1949","13"],["1950","11"],["1951","6"],["1952","9"],["1953","17"],["1954","16"],["1955","12"],["1956","8"],["1957","32"],["1958","6"],["1959","14"],["1960","22"],["1961","7"],["1962","20"],["1963","5"],["1964","16"],["1965","33"],["1966","25"],["1967","82"],["1968","44"],["1969","33"],["1970","39"],["1971","42"],["1972","23"],["1973","46"],["1974","28"],["1975","66"],["1976","39"],["1977","49"],["1978","35"],["1979","42"],["1980","60"],["1981","96"],["1982","36"],["1983","69"],["1984","71"],["1985","54"],["1986","71"],["1987","110"],["1988","46"],["1989","42"],["1990","52"],["1991","68"],["1992","87"],["1993","68"],["1994","84"],["1995","76"],["1996","78"],["1997","96"],["1998","72"],["1999","85"],["2000","84"],["2001","94"],["2002","132"],["2003","94"],["2004","91"],["2005","193"],["2006","103"],["2007","137"],["2008","377"]]

How to pronounce Victorian?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Victorian in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Victorian in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Victorian in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of Victorian in a Sentence

1. Dev Patel:

   It's incredible to watch this film, i never thought I would ever have a film like this where I get to be in period Victorian costume ... It's a wonderful opportunity and I hope it continues to open doors and it sends a message to the rest of the industry to be as bold as Mr Iannucci.

2. Natalie Cooper:

   We suspected we'd see a bias towards males because science is done by people and people have an inherent male bias, this is especially true as many of our collections come from the Victorian era of macho hunters going out trying to shoot the biggest fiercest creatures for their collections.

3. Lytton Strachey, Eminent Victorians (1918):

   The history of the Victorian Age will never be written: we know too much about it. For ignorance is the first requisite of the historian - ignorance, which simplifies and clarifies, which selects and omits, with a placid perfection unattainable by the highest art.

4. Professor Long:

   In all my years as a kid collecting fossilized shark teeth around Victorian sites (I had over 500 specimens), I only ever found one half of a large megalodon tooth.

5. Daniel Andrews:

   It is a credit to every single Victorian, ... their conviction, compassion, and an absolute determination to get this (vaccine rollout) done.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Victorian
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Victorian
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Victorian
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Victorian
6. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Victorian