Victoria was named after Queen Victoria of Britain.
At the time when Victoria separated from New South Wales, the colonies of Australia were still under British rule. Queen Victoria was the reigning monarch of the time, so it was prudent to honour her by naming a state after her.
Victoria was originally part of New South Wales, which encompassed the entire eastern half of the Australian mainland. When first settled, the main settlement in what was then southern New South Wales was simply the Port Phillip colony.
What became Victoria was originally a part of the Colony of New South Wales. It is named for Queen Victoria.
The State of Victoria was named for Queen Victoria.
QUEEN VICTORIA Victoria was named for Queen Victoria.
Queen Victoria was the reigning monarch of England during the late 1800s.
In honour of Queen Victoria
Queen Victoria's first child was called Victoria. See the related question below.
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Her name was Alexandrina Victoria
It was named after Queen Victoria so therfore its called Victoria
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Queen Victoria's first daughter was named Victoria, or Vicky
Although the great Victoria Desert is not in the state of Victoria, it would have been named after the reigning monarch at the time of its discovery. This was Queen Victoria.
Victoria also sometimes called Port Victoria.
David Livingstone named the Falls in honour of Queen Victoria
Now this building is called Victoria Palace (Palatul Victoria in the Romanian language).
Her proper name was Alexandrina Victoria. She was never Queen Alexandrina, she was always Queen Victoria although her mother called her Drina when she was younger. As time went on she was simply called Victoria.