Viktor

English

Proper noun

Viktor

1. A transliteration of the Macedonian or Russian male given name Ви́ктор (Víktor).
2. A transliteration of the Ukrainian male given name Ві́ктор (Víktor).
   • 2025 December 8, Dmytro Durnev, “A voice from the kill zone : One Ukrainian sergeant tells Novaya Europe he is prepared to defend Donbas from Russian forces for as long as it takes”, in Novaya Gazeta Europe‎^[1]:

     Viktor is monitoring the brigade’s area of responsibility by watching a livestream from a drone flying somewhere over the outskirts of Kostyantynivka on his smartphone.

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvɪktor]

Proper noun

Viktor m anim

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Victor

Declension

Declension of Viktor (hard masculine animate)

	singular	plural
nominative	Viktor	Viktorové
genitive	Viktora	Viktorů
dative	Viktorovi, Viktoru	Viktorům
accusative	Viktora	Viktory
vocative	Viktore	Viktorové
locative	Viktorovi, Viktoru	Viktorech
instrumental	Viktorem	Viktory

Danish

Proper noun

Viktor

1. a male given name, variant of Victor

Estonian

Proper noun

Viktor

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Victor
2. a transliteration of the Russian male given name Ви́ктор (Víktor) (common among Russian-speaking Estonians).

Faroese

Etymology

Ultimately, from Latin Victor.

Proper noun

Viktor m

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Victor

Usage notes

Patronymics

• Viktor's son: Viktorsson
• Viktor's daughter: Viktorsdóttir

Declension

	singular
	indefinite
nominative	Viktor
accusative	Viktor
dative	Viktori
genitive	Viktors

Finnish

Etymology

From Swedish Viktor, from Latin victor (“victor, conqueror, winner”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋiktor/, [ˈʋikt̪o̞r]
• Rhymes: -iktor
• Syllabification^(key): Vik‧tor
• Hyphenation^(key): Vik‧tor

Proper noun

Viktor

1. a male given name

Declension

Inflection of Viktor (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative		Viktor	Viktorit
genitive		Viktorin	Viktorien Viktoreiden Viktoreitten
partitive		Viktoria	Viktoreita Viktoreja
illative		Viktoriin	Viktoreihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Viktor	Viktorit
accusative	nom.	Viktor	Viktorit
	gen.	Viktorin
genitive		Viktorin	Viktorien Viktoreiden Viktoreitten
partitive		Viktoria	Viktoreita Viktoreja
inessive		Viktorissa	Viktoreissa
elative		Viktorista	Viktoreista
illative		Viktoriin	Viktoreihin
adessive		Viktorilla	Viktoreilla
ablative		Viktorilta	Viktoreilta
allative		Viktorille	Viktoreille
essive		Viktorina	Viktoreina
translative		Viktoriksi	Viktoreiksi
abessive		Viktoritta	Viktoreitta
instructive		—	Viktorein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Viktor (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Viktorini Viktorini accusative nom. Viktorini Viktorini gen. Viktorini genitive Viktorini Viktorieni Viktoreideni Viktoreitteni partitive Viktoriani Viktoreitani Viktorejani inessive Viktorissani Viktoreissani elative Viktoristani Viktoreistani illative Viktoriini Viktoreihini adessive Viktorillani Viktoreillani ablative Viktoriltani Viktoreiltani allative Viktorilleni Viktoreilleni essive Viktorinani Viktoreinani translative Viktorikseni Viktoreikseni abessive Viktorittani Viktoreittani instructive — — comitative — Viktoreineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Viktorisi Viktorisi accusative nom. Viktorisi Viktorisi gen. Viktorisi genitive Viktorisi Viktoriesi Viktoreidesi Viktoreittesi partitive Viktoriasi Viktoreitasi Viktorejasi inessive Viktorissasi Viktoreissasi elative Viktoristasi Viktoreistasi illative Viktoriisi Viktoreihisi adessive Viktorillasi Viktoreillasi ablative Viktoriltasi Viktoreiltasi allative Viktorillesi Viktoreillesi essive Viktorinasi Viktoreinasi translative Viktoriksesi Viktoreiksesi abessive Viktorittasi Viktoreittasi instructive — — comitative — Viktoreinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Viktorimme Viktorimme accusative nom. Viktorimme Viktorimme gen. Viktorimme genitive Viktorimme Viktoriemme Viktoreidemme Viktoreittemme partitive Viktoriamme Viktoreitamme Viktorejamme inessive Viktorissamme Viktoreissamme elative Viktoristamme Viktoreistamme illative Viktoriimme Viktoreihimme adessive Viktorillamme Viktoreillamme ablative Viktoriltamme Viktoreiltamme allative Viktorillemme Viktoreillemme essive Viktorinamme Viktoreinamme translative Viktoriksemme Viktoreiksemme abessive Viktorittamme Viktoreittamme instructive — — comitative — Viktoreinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Viktorinne Viktorinne accusative nom. Viktorinne Viktorinne gen. Viktorinne genitive Viktorinne Viktorienne Viktoreidenne Viktoreittenne partitive Viktorianne Viktoreitanne Viktorejanne inessive Viktorissanne Viktoreissanne elative Viktoristanne Viktoreistanne illative Viktoriinne Viktoreihinne adessive Viktorillanne Viktoreillanne ablative Viktoriltanne Viktoreiltanne allative Viktorillenne Viktoreillenne essive Viktorinanne Viktoreinanne translative Viktoriksenne Viktoreiksenne abessive Viktorittanne Viktoreittanne instructive — — comitative — Viktoreinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Viktorinsa Viktorinsa accusative nom. Viktorinsa Viktorinsa gen. Viktorinsa genitive Viktorinsa Viktoriensa Viktoreidensa Viktoreittensa partitive Viktoriaan Viktoriansa Viktoreitaan Viktorejaan Viktoreitansa Viktorejansa inessive Viktorissaan Viktorissansa Viktoreissaan Viktoreissansa elative Viktoristaan Viktoristansa Viktoreistaan Viktoreistansa illative Viktoriinsa Viktoreihinsa adessive Viktorillaan Viktorillansa Viktoreillaan Viktoreillansa ablative Viktoriltaan Viktoriltansa Viktoreiltaan Viktoreiltansa allative Viktorilleen Viktorillensa Viktoreilleen Viktoreillensa essive Viktorinaan Viktorinansa Viktoreinaan Viktoreinansa translative Viktorikseen Viktoriksensa Viktoreikseen Viktoreiksensa abessive Viktorittaan Viktorittansa Viktoreittaan Viktoreittansa instructive — — comitative — Viktoreineen Viktoreinensa

Derived terms

• Vihtori

Statistics

• Viktor is the 304^th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 1,405 male individuals (and as a middle name to 2,405 more), and also belongs as a middle name to 5 female individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

German

Alternative forms

• Victor

Pronunciation

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Proper noun

Viktor

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Victor

Hungarian

Etymology

From a Latin personal name Victor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈviktor]
• Hyphenation: Vik‧tor
• Rhymes: -or

Proper noun

Viktor

1. a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Victor

Declension

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)

	singular	plural
nominative	Viktor	Viktorok
accusative	Viktort	Viktorokat
dative	Viktornak	Viktoroknak
instrumental	Viktorral	Viktorokkal
causal-final	Viktorért	Viktorokért
translative	Viktorrá	Viktorokká
terminative	Viktorig	Viktorokig
essive-formal	Viktorként	Viktorokként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	Viktorban	Viktorokban
superessive	Viktoron	Viktorokon
adessive	Viktornál	Viktoroknál
illative	Viktorba	Viktorokba
sublative	Viktorra	Viktorokra
allative	Viktorhoz	Viktorokhoz
elative	Viktorból	Viktorokból
delative	Viktorról	Viktorokról
ablative	Viktortól	Viktoroktól
non-attributive possessive – singular	Viktoré	Viktoroké
non-attributive possessive – plural	Viktoréi	Viktorokéi

Possessive forms of Viktor

possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	Viktorom	Viktoraim
2nd person sing.	Viktorod	Viktoraid
3rd person sing.	Viktora	Viktorai
1st person plural	Viktorunk	Viktoraink
2nd person plural	Viktorotok	Viktoraitok
3rd person plural	Viktoruk	Viktoraik

Icelandic

Proper noun

Viktor m (proper noun, genitive singular Viktors)

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Victor

Declension

Declension of Viktor (sg-only masculine)

indefinite singular
nominative	Viktor
accusative	Viktor
dative	Viktori
genitive	Viktors

Norwegian

Alternative forms

• Victor

Proper noun

Viktor

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Victor

Slovak

Etymology

Derived from Latin Victor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈviktɔr/

Proper noun

Viktor m pers (genitive singular Viktora, nominative plural Viktorovia, declension pattern of chlap)

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Victor

Declension

Declension of Viktor
(pattern chlap)

	singular	plural
nominative	Viktor	Viktorovia
genitive	Viktora	Viktorov
dative	Viktorovi	Viktorom
accusative	Viktora	Viktorov
locative	Viktorovi	Viktoroch
instrumental	Viktorom	Viktormi

Further reading

• “Viktor”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026

Swedish

Alternative forms

• Victor, Wiktor, Wictor (of rare usage)

Etymology

From Latin Victor. First recorded as a Swedish given name in 1640 as Victor.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Interjection

Viktor

1. The letter "V" in the Swedish spelling alphabet

   Synonym: enkel-v

Proper noun

Viktor c (genitive Viktors)

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Victor

Related terms

• (surname) Viktorsson

References

• Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
• [2] Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 30 232 males with the given name Viktor (compared to 17 525 named Victor) living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 2000s decade. Accessed on 19 June 2011.