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Vic

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Meaning

From the village

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Origin

French

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English pronunciation

/vɪk/

Directly recorded English pronunciation of this exact given-name short form. English given-name short form; distinct from geographic abbreviations. The plain-text guide is approximate; a bearer’s preferred reading may differ. No audio reused.

Recorded English reading, as published. Accents and preferred pronunciations can differ.

Published name usage

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Latest published record available for this spelling in each place and recorded usage
PlaceYearRecorded usagePublished birthsRankNotes
France2025Girls5 (rounded to 5)4775Counts are rounded to the nearest multiple of five. Ranks use unrounded publisher counts with randomly ordered ties; equally rounded counts can have different ranks. National coverage excludes Mayotte before 2012. Missing years are unavailable, not zero. Automated direction labels are withheld for this rounded-count series. Rank basis: source published.
France2014Boys5 (rounded to 5)5237Counts are rounded to the nearest multiple of five. Ranks use unrounded publisher counts with randomly ordered ties; equally rounded counts can have different ranks. National coverage excludes Mayotte before 2012. Missing years are unavailable, not zero. Automated direction labels are withheld for this rounded-count series. Rank basis: source published.
United States2023Boys79763Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: calculated from published counts.

Canada, Ireland and France coverage includes confidently matched existing profiles only; unmatched spellings are awaiting review. French counts are rounded to five.

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Language of use: English

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Meaning: From the village

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Short form of: Victor

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The exact Vic English entry explicitly identifies this short-form connection. It is an optional naming relationship, not a claim that every bearer has the longer legal name. Spellings retain separate popularity statistics. Credit: Wiktionary contributors; adapted and condensed by Rare Baby Names. No source audio reused.

Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.

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Short form of: Victoria

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The exact Vic English entry explicitly identifies this short-form connection. It is an optional naming relationship, not a claim that every bearer has the longer legal name. Spellings retain separate popularity statistics. Credit: Wiktionary contributors; adapted and condensed by Rare Baby Names. No source audio reused.

Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.

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Origin: French

Oddity Software · licensed source

Licensed Oddity Software Baby Names Plus database. Cleaned and matched to this spelling; not independently verified. The source label may describe language, region, or tradition rather than a precise linguistic derivation.

Oddity Software · source

Licensed publication use; not an open-data license

English pronunciation: /vɪk/

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Directly recorded English pronunciation of this exact given-name short form. English given-name short form; distinct from geographic abbreviations. The plain-text guide is approximate; a bearer’s preferred reading may differ. No audio reused. Credit: Wiktionary contributors; adapted and condensed by Rare Baby Names. No source audio reused.

Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.

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Syllables: 1 (this documented English reading)

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Source : Insee, Fichier des prénoms, updated 16 July 2026.

Credit: Source : Insee, Fichier des prénoms, updated 16 July 2026.

License: Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab)

Adaptation: Adapted by Rare Baby Names: column names and sex codes mapped and unique case-only spellings matched to existing profiles. Published rounded counts and ranks retained.

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