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I been thinking a lot about this name lately. The only real drawback I am finding is that it is a bit stuffy sounding. Wdyt? Is Vera still to dusty to bring back?
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I like it, but then, it's not an "old lady's name" where I'm from.
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No! Its incredibly beautiful, there is something very simple and clean and elegant to it that I love
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I love Vera! I never really thought of her as stuffy and old-ladyish- she's gorgeous, understated and elegant in my head.
Have you thought about combos? Mine is Vera Fleurentine (Fleurentine being my great-grandmother's MN)
Some ideas:
Vera Clementine
Vera Lisette
Vera Georgette
Vera Claudette
Vera Romaine
Vera Isadora
Vera Simone
Vera Constance
Vera Cornelia
Like any? (Sorry if they're a bit off, I have no idea of your style and I'm list-less at the moment :-P)
Have you thought about combos? Mine is Vera Fleurentine (Fleurentine being my great-grandmother's MN)
Some ideas:
Vera Clementine
Vera Lisette
Vera Georgette
Vera Claudette
Vera Romaine
Vera Isadora
Vera Simone
Vera Constance
Vera Cornelia
Like any? (Sorry if they're a bit off, I have no idea of your style and I'm list-less at the moment :-P)
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I do like a few, but in my family its really important that the middle name honor someone. So my current combos include:
Vera Diana
Vera Jade
Vera Antonia
Vera Adele
Vera Brogan
Vera Yvonne
Vera Maude
Vera Pearl
Vera Pelmira
Vera Joy
Vera Nadine
Vera Nancy
Vera Lydia
Vera Georgette could work. [George is a male MN option]
Vera Diana
Vera Jade
Vera Antonia
Vera Adele
Vera Brogan
Vera Yvonne
Vera Maude
Vera Pearl
Vera Pelmira
Vera Joy
Vera Nadine
Vera Nancy
Vera Lydia
Vera Georgette could work. [George is a male MN option]
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I love Vera and I don't find it stuffy at all. It's beautiful.
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I agree with you! It also sounds very old. I prefer the fresher alternative, Verity.
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I like Vera a lot, and I've never thought of it as stuffy because it makes me think of Vera Wang, (pretty automatically actually, because I've never heard it used anywhere else).
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How are you pronouncing it?
I really like VER-a, but not VEER-ah. I don't think its stuffy at all. It's really cute.
I really like VER-a, but not VEER-ah. I don't think its stuffy at all. It's really cute.
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I have only ever heard it as VEER-ah. And VER-a with my accent just doesn't sound right.
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The English pronunciation is "VEER-uh." The Russians pronounce it, "VYEHR-uh."
Who pronounces it, "VEH-ruh?" I've never heard that.
(For what it's worth, I'm in the U.S. and was raised by English / Irish parents and a heavy dose of PBS / BBC.)
I'm not trying to be snotty. I'm really interested because mafiosa has heard the same pronunciation as you.
Who pronounces it, "VEH-ruh?" I've never heard that.
(For what it's worth, I'm in the U.S. and was raised by English / Irish parents and a heavy dose of PBS / BBC.)
I'm not trying to be snotty. I'm really interested because mafiosa has heard the same pronunciation as you.
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In Croatia Vera is 'VEH-rah' and Vjera is 'VYEH-rah'.
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I say VEH-ruh. Although I think that's just an accent thing, because I tried saying VEER-uh and I felt like I was putting on a really phony American accent. Plus I speak too fast anyway.
(I'm from New Zealand)
(I'm from New Zealand)
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Germany! :)
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Same here.
VE-rah is really nice, VEE-rah sounds pretty ugly to me.
VE-rah is really nice, VEE-rah sounds pretty ugly to me.
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I don't know that it was ever majorly "in", so there's nothing to bring it back to... It's just not that common, but it's a decent name and usable.
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Aw, Vera was my grandmother's name. So I'm biased. But I really think it's a lovely name and definitely ready for a comeback.
If Clementine, Hazel and Ava can come back, why not Vera too?
Mns can be tricky. Vera is such a power-house of a name. It's hard to find a mn that can stand up next to it. Have you got any in mind?
If Clementine, Hazel and Ava can come back, why not Vera too?
Mns can be tricky. Vera is such a power-house of a name. It's hard to find a mn that can stand up next to it. Have you got any in mind?
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