Vera is also Slovak (used alongside Viera in Slovak), Czech (used alongside Věra in Czech), Greek (not to be confused with user submitted name Vera (1)), Albanian (not to be confused with Vera (2)), French (used alongside Véra in French), Polish (used alongside Wera in Polish) and Armenian. Scripts: Βέρα (Greek), Վերա (Armenian)Sources: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vera_(given_name)https://forebears.io/forenames/vera
Also Romansh: Source: "Vornamen in der Schweiz. Prénoms en Suisse. I nomi in Svizzera. Prenoms in Svizra" (1993) published by the Association of Swiss registrars Https://nossaistorgia.ch/entries/NkWMggm1Myw Https://www.portraitarchiv.ch/portrait?page=223
I've always loved this name. It's feminine, strong and pleasantly timeless sounding. It reminds me of a mysterious girl that loves nature. This is my second choice if we have a daughter.
I've always pronounced it like the word "very" but with A instead of Y at the end, of course! I've never really liked the VEE-ra pronunciation, that seems like it would look more like Vira. In Russian, Вера is pronounced VYEH-ra, similar to English.
I think this name is so gorgeous and elegant. Would love to name a child Vera. I hope it doesn’t get too popular, though I do think it will rise in the charts soon.
What's wrong with a name being popular? And Vera is my favorite name. I like the precise sound of it.
― Anonymous User 6/11/2020
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Vera Margaret Lynn (1917- ) is a British singer.
― Anonymous User 5/17/2020
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Anybody commenting bad on this name is just hoping to keep the name for themselves. I don't blame them, it's so beautiful I hope it doesn't become extremely popular.
― Anonymous User 2/3/2020
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Old lady name.
― Anonymous User 1/4/2020
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Vera is the name of a main character in the infamous animated film Norm of the North.
This is the name of my grandfather’s wife, so in essence my step grandmother? Regardless, part of me thinks this is a a very elegant and beautiful name. However, the other part of me feels like it might be slightly dated.
― Anonymous User 3/8/2019
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I've met a Swiss exchange student named Vera and she was the kindest! Fell in love with the name as soon as I heard it.
Vera is the name of one of the characters in Agatha Christie’s novel “And Then There Were None.”.
― Anonymous User 11/21/2018
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In 2018, 82 is the most common age for an American (U.S.) Vera who is registered female with the Social Security Administration. It is the 681st most common female first name for living U.S. citizens.
― Anonymous User 10/15/2018
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A nice name. I'm glad that a bunch of annoying hipsters haven't taken over this name and ruined it like Olivia, Isabella, etc. I' m almost afraid to leave this comment, because I don't want to jinx the name into being ruined by the idiot masses!
― Anonymous User 9/4/2018
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Vera (Albanian) means 'Summer'. Often found as the shortened version of Pranvera (Spring) or Minevere.
― Anonymous User 1/8/2018
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Just searching google for info on the name Vera this page came up. Specifically the 6 year old comment about a baby named Vera Kate. Our baby born in July 2017 is also named Vera Kate.
― Anonymous User 10/30/2017
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Vera Mindy Chokalingam, known professionally as Mindy Kaling, is an American actress, comedian, and author. The creator and star of the Hulu sitcom The Mindy Project, she also works as an executive producer and writer on the show. Kaling is also known for her work on the NBC sitcom The Office, where she portrayed the character Kelly Kapoor; in addition to acting on the show, Kaling was a writer, executive producer, and occasional director for the show throughout most of its run. In addition to her work on television, Kaling has written two books of essays which each have appeared on the New York Times bestseller list.
"Veriko" is a diminutive of Vera in Georgia. [noted -ed]
― Anonymous User 2/5/2017
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Vera is also used in Georgia. Georgian script of the name is "ვერა" [noted -ed]
― Anonymous User 2/5/2017
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I simply love the name Vera. I named my daughter Vera 9 years ago. I feel it is feminine, strong, stylish and elegant! She gets compliments on it all the time. I also love 4 letter names!
Vera Miles (born Ralston) is not to be confused with the Czech-born American actress and figure skater Vera Ralston (born Věra Helena Hrubá). Miles used her first husband's name for exactly that reason.
Vera Zasulich and Vera Figner were Russian socialist revolutionaries. Zasulich assassinated the governor of Moscow and inspired the Oscar Wilde play Vera and Figner was involved in the assassination of Alexander II.
Vera Wang (born 1949 in New York City) is a famous American fashion designer.
― Anonymous User 6/8/2012
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Vera Farmiga (born 1973 in Clifton, New Jersey) is an American actress.
― Anonymous User 6/8/2012
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In Bulgarian are two variants - Vera and Viara, means (faith, fides in latin), in some dialects pronunciation is with mutation - veren (masculine gender) and viarna (feminine gender), but in others it is same sound veren - verna.
Vera June Ralston (better known as Vera Miles) was an American actress.
― Anonymous User 1/10/2012
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I have two impressions of the name "Vera." First, it reminds me of a musty old woman. Second, it makes me think of a female body-builder (Jim Carey, "In Living Color"). I would avoid this name.
― Anonymous User 1/9/2012
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Vera Farmiga an American actress of Ukrainian origin is a famous barer.
I think Vera is a very beautiful name, but I can't shake the image of Jim Carrey in a bikini as "Vera" the Eastern European female body-builder on "In Living Color" in the early 90's. Nevertheless, I still think it's lovely and I don't think most people would make that connection.
― Anonymous User 12/4/2010
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Vera Donovan is Dolores's employer in the novel "Dolores Claiborne." The movie version begins with her death.
I had a relative by this name. It is quite commonly used in Russia and other Eastern European countries and to me is one of the nicest feminine names anywhere.
Another Agatha Christie character from a few books is the Russian Countess Vera Rosakoff, with whom Hercule Poirot shared an unusual - relationship - with.
The male version is Vero, meaning Latin: "true"; Russian: "faith"; Sanskrit: "great hero". Other male versions include Veren - Scottish/Irish; Vereno - Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian; Verino - French; Verle, Virle - English; Verlin - German; Verlon - Swiss; Viro - Sanskrit.
― Anonymous User 10/3/2008
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Vera is also used as a short form of Verena.
― Anonymous User 8/24/2008
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My second name is Vera, but I wish it was my first! I absolutely love this name, it was my grandma's. She was from the Czech Republic.
American actress and dancer Vera-Ellen, perhaps best known for her role in the 1954 film White Christmas, is a famous bearer of this name; she was born Vera-Ellen Westmeyer Rohe in 1921.
I was under the impression this was an Italian name? The only evidence I have to support this is an Italian girl I met named Vera, and an Italian Opera with a character named Vera. Is there any other evidence that may suggest this?