Verena

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Gender Feminine
Usage German, Late Roman
Pronounced Pron. veh-REH-na(German)

Meaning & History

Possibly related to Latin verus "true". This might also be a Coptic form of the Ptolemaic name BERENICE. Saint Verena was a 3rd-century Egyptian-born nurse who went with the Theban Legion to Switzerland. After the legion was massacred she settled near Zurich.