Victoria and Regina
Regina is the capital of the province of Saskatchewan (it means "Queen" in Latin) and Victoria is the capital of the province of British Columbia. Both were named in honour of Queen Victoria.
Victoria, the capital of the Canadian province of British Columbia, and Regina, the capital of the Canadian province Saskatchewan, were both named for Queen Victoria. "Regina" is the Latin word for queen.
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, was founded in 1882 and was named for Queen Victoria. Regina is the Latin word for "queen."
Victoria, the capital of the Canadian province of British Columbia, and Regina, the capital of the Canadian province Saskatchewan, were both named for Queen Victoria. "Regina" is the Latin word for queen.
The capital cities of both British Columbia (Victoria) and Saskatchewan (Regina) were both named in honour of Queen Victoria.
Regina
It stands for Victoria Regina (Latin for Queen Victoria) Queen of England at that time.
Victoria, the capital of the Canadian province of British Columbia, and Regina, the capital of the Canadian province Saskatchewan, were both named for Queen Victoria. "Regina" is the Latin word for queen.
Regina means "female ruler" (or Queen) in Latin. When Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll, passed through the unnamed capital in 1882 she decided to name it Regina after her mother, Queen Victoria, who was the reining monarch at the time.
Queen Victoria was known as Victoria Regina because "Regina" is Latin for "queen," and it was a common practice for British monarchs to use this title. This Latin term was added to the end of Victoria's name to emphasize her status as queen and to distinguish her from other individuals with the name Victoria.
Victoria is one of two capital cities in Canada that are named after Queen Victoria. The other is Regina, capital of Saskatchewan.