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 [ 2 syll. ve-ra, ver-a ] The girl name Vera is pronounced as VEHRah KEY. Vera is used predominantly in the Czech, Dutch, English, German, Hungarian, Italian, Russian, Scandinavian, and Slavic languages. It is derived from Old Welsh, Russian, and Old Greek origins. Old Welsh, Russian, and Old Greek origin, Czech, English, German, Russian, and Scandinavian use: The name is derived from the Russian 'viera' (faith), or else from the Latin 'verus' (true). The name was adopted by English speakers in the late 19th century, its popularity enhanced by the appearance of the name for characters in a few literary works including the Ouida novel Moths (1880), and the Elizabeth von Arnim novel Vera (1921). The name Vera is widely used; it has 23 forms that are used in both English and other languages. Forms of Vera used in English include Lavera, Verda, Verdell, Vere, Verena (also used in German), Verene, Verina, Verine, Verla, and Verlene. The pet form Verdie is another English variant. Foreign forms of the name include Veera (Finnish), Verasha (Russian), Verinka (Russian), Verka (Czech and Russian), Veruska (Czech), Verusya (Russian), Viera (Czech), Wera (German, Polish, and Scandinavian), Wiera (Polish), Wiercia (Polish), and Wierka (Polish). Another foreign variant is the pet form Verica (Slavic). In addition, Vera is a pet form (Czech, Dutch, English, German, Hungarian, Italian, Russian, Scandinavian, and Slavic) of the name Guinevere (English and French). Vera is also a pet form (Czech, Dutch, English, German, Hungarian, Italian, Russian, Scandinavian, and Slavic) of the name Veronica (English, Italian, and Romanian). See also the related forms, Vero (Italian) and Vero (English). Vera is an uncommon baby girl name. At the height of its usage in 1906, 0.346% of baby girls were given the name Vera. It had a ranking of #68 then. The baby name has fallen from favor since then, and is currently of very modest use. In 2008, within the family of girl names directly linked to Vera, Veronica (English, Italian, and Romanian) was the most frequently used. The name Vera has been mainly given to girls, though it has also been used as a boy name in the last century. There were 62 times as many girls than boys who were named Vera in 1906. Baby names that sound like Vera include Vero (English), Viera (Czech), Vira (Italian), Wiera (Polish), Varya (Russian), Veera (Finnish), and Vere (English). A famous person named Vera is Jayne Mansfield, Actress, born Vera Jayne Palmer 19 April 1933 - 29 June 1967, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. KEY: Pronunciation for Vera: V as in "vee (V.IY)" ; EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"   |
