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Victoire
Victoire Victoire carries the proud confidence of a name that literally means triumph — a name for women whose force of character commands attention and respect. In French historical fiction it belongs to aristocratic heroines of the Ancien Régime or the Napoleonic era, while in contemporary fiction it projects a stylish self-assurance that is quintessentially French in its unapologetic ambition.
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