Queen Victoria’s Nicknames

Happy Victoria Day! In the past I’ve written about Queen Victoria’s children and namesakes, as well as movies that feature her. As you can imagine Victoria had many, many titles, nicknames, and epithets. This article explains many of them and I decided to share the pet names and terms of endearment with you.

Drina

Abbreviation of Victoria’s given name Alexandrina, which she never liked. (When she ascended the throne she officially assumed her middle name Victoria.)

Mai Blume / May Blossom

These nicknames for Victoria were used by her grandmother Augusta Duchess of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld and her mother the Duchess of Kent.

Vickelchen

Her grandmother and mother also called her Vickelchen — “little Vicky.”

Gutes Fräuchen / Gutes Weibchen

The German terms for “good little wife” were Prince Albert’s terms of endearment for Victoria.

Gangan

Victoria’s grandchildren and great-grandchildren called her Gangan.

Duck

The nickname given to Victoria by her grandson, Kaiser Wilhelm II.

Do you have any surprising nicknames? 🙂

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