Vijay

What does Vijay mean?

Vijay means ‘victory’ or ‘triumph’, from Sanskrit vijaya. The dictionary connects the word with jaya and records conquest and victory among its senses. The meaning is direct, with the shorter Roman name reflecting a form that omits the Sanskrit final vowel.

Source: Wiktionary, विजय. How we use sources.

Spelling and pronunciation

विजय is written Vijay in Roman letters. The Sanskrit form vijaya retains a final vowel that is absent from the shorter name spelling. That difference is useful when comparing a Sanskrit dictionary entry with a spoken modern name; the Roman letters alone do not show every vowel distinction.