ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəli ɐ tɹˈiːləs skwˈɛɹ ðæt wʌz sˈɛt ɐsˈaɪd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi θɹˈiː, ɪt wʌz ɹᵻnˈeɪmd ˈæftɚ kwˈiːn vɪktˈoːɹiə ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvən.
Originally a treeless square that was set aside in 1883, it was renamed after Queen Victoria in 1907.