What are these marriage witness names?

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I have this image:
https://imgur.com/a/WU5Ol

Context:
Bride's name was Anna Helms. Last name here is Helms, but I can't make out the first names. Wedding was in Michigan 1872. One name looks like Victory. Would that be a man's name? the other name looks like Clarifsa. Does it look like something else that's more... name-y?

from this marriage record:
Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952

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in Photos by Melanie Shebel G2G2 (2.7k points)

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It looks like Clarissa and Victory. Perhaps a brother and sister in law?

Your image is from this record 

Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3ZT-Q84 : 4 December 2014), Charles H. Palm and Anna M. S. I. Helms, 25 Mar 1872; citing Warsaw, Berrien, Michigan, v 1 p 88 rn 261, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 2,342,453.

See also the image for this record 

Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1940," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNK5-6NL : 3 November 2017), Charles H Palm and Anna M S I Helms, 25 Mar 1872, , Berrien, Michigan, United States; citing reference ID , various archives, Michigan; FHL microfilm 2,240,463.

by Kay Knight G2G6 Pilot (599k points)
selected by Melanie Shebel
Perhaps brother and mother

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