What does Vera mean?

Vera means "true; summer; bearer"

How do we pronounce Vera?

Vera \ve-ra, ver-a\ is a female's name. It consists of 4 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby girl name Vera is pronounced as VEHRah or VIYRah in English, VYEHRaa in Russian 1.

1 Pronunciation for Vera: V as in "vow (V.AW)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; Y as in "you (Y.UW)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)"

What is the origin of Vera?

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Vera is used predominantly in the Armenian, Czech, English, German, Russian, and Scandinavian languages. It is derived from Latin origins. The name can be derived from the Latin 'verus' (true). It was first 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 35 variations that are used in both English and other languages. Variations of Vera used in English comprise name Lavera meaning, nicknames for Vara, name Vareena meaning, meaning of Varena, Veira meaning, Verah meaning and origin, baby name Verda, Verdell meaning of name, name Vere meaning, name Verena origin, Verene name popularity, nicknames for Verina, Verine name popularity, Verla meaning and origin, meaning of Verlene, nicknames for Verra, Vjera name popularity, baby name Vyra, and Weera definition. The diminutive Verdie name is another English variation. Foreign variations comprise Veera definition (Finnish), name Verasha meaning (Russian), Verinka meaning and origin (Russian), what does the name Verusya mean (Russian), Viera pronounciation (Czech), name Vira meaning (Ukrainian), Wera definition (German, Polish, and Scandinavian), baby name Wiara (Polish), Wiera meaning of name (Polish), name Wiercia meaning (Polish), and meaning of Wierka (Polish). Specific foreign variations comprise the diminutives baby name Verica (Slavic), name Verka origin (Czech and Russian), Verochka meaning and origin (Russian), and name Veruska origin (Czech).

Vera's origin is Russian. From the word viera meaning 'faith'. The name can also be derived from the Russian 'viera'. 3: Vera is mainly used in the Ukrainian language and it of Ukrainian origin. Meaning: faith. 4: Vera's origin, as well as its use, is in the Albanian language. Derived from the word 'verë' which means summer. In addition, Vera is a diminutive (Czech, Dutch, English, German, Hungarian, Italian, Russian, Scandinavian, and Slavic) of the name name Guinevere (English and French). Vera a diminutive (Czech, Dutch, English, German, Hungarian, Italian, Russian, Scandinavian, and Slavic) of the name name Veronica (English, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, and Spanish). See also the related forms, Vero definition (Italian) and Vero meaning of name (English). Vera is a classic favorite. Today it is still a rather popular baby girl name, but not as a lot as it was before. At the modest peak 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 steeply declined in popularity since then, and is in recent years of irregular use. In 2010, its usage was only 0.022% and its ranking #675. Out of the family of girl names directly linked to Vera, short names for Veronica was the most frequently used. In 2010, the name was thrice as popular as Vera.

A famous person named Vera is Jayne Mansfield, Actress, born Vera Jayne Palmer 19 April 1933 - 29 June 1967, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania.

List of baby names that sound like Vera:

Verra meaning, short names for Viera (Czech), name Vyra meaning, Vara meaning of name, baby name Varah, Vari meaning and origin (Indian), Varra meaning of name, Veera name (Finnish), short names for Veira, meaning of Verah, Vero definition (English), name Very, Vira meaning and origin (Italian and Ukrainian), meaning of Voirrey (Gaelic), what does the name Vorre mean, meaning of Wera (German, Polish, and Scandinavian), Wiera meaning and origin (Polish), name Vafara origin, name Vafarah origin, and name Vafarra origin.

The baby name Vera fun facts:

The name Vera in reverse order is "Arev".

The numerological value of the name Vera is number 1, which means initiating action, pioneering, leading, independent, attaining, individual.

How popular is Vera?

Vera is in the top names in USA.

YearUsage
20140.05%
20130.04%
20120.03%
20110.03%
20100.02%
20090.02%
20080.01%
20070.01%
Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames