Victoria County

English

Etymology

The counties in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia are named after Queen Victoria (1819 - 1901).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɪkˈtɔː.ɹi.ə ˈkaʊn.ti/
• Hyphenation: Vic‧to‧ria Coun‧ty
• Rhymes: -aʊnti

Proper noun

Victoria County

1. A county of New Brunswick, Canada. [From 1844]
2. A county of Nova Scotia, Canada. [From 1851]
3. A former county of Ontario, Canada, which became the city of Kawartha Lakes in 2001.
4. A county of Trinidad and Tobago.
5. One of 254 counties in Texas, United States. County seat: Victoria. It was named after Guadelupe Victoria.

Derived terms

• County of Victoria

Descendants

• → French: Comté de Victoria (calque) (New Brunswick)
• → Scottish Gaelic: Siorramachd Bhioctoria (calque) (Nova Scotia)