A large number of places which were once in the former British Empire were named after the British monarch who reigned over it for the greater part of its most dominant period, Queen Victoria. As such, Victoria is one of the most commemorated individuals in place-names around the world.
Other places that have the name "Victoria", without the association with Queen Victoria, tend to be derived from the Spanish language word for 'victory', see .
During the process of Confederation, "Victorialand" and "Victorialia" were among the alternative suggestions to Canada as to what the name of the new Dominion should be. "
Note: this is only a small sample of the hundreds of locations in the United Kingdom with the name 'Victoria'.
Hong Kong was a British colony from 1840s to 1997.
David Livingstone named the great Mosi-oa-Tunya falls after Queen Victoria.