What does Veronica mean?

Veronica means "bearer of victory, true image; bearer of victory"

How do we pronounce Veronica?

Veronica \ve-ro-ni-ca, ver-on-ica\ is a female's name. It consists of 8 letters and 4 syllables.

The baby girl name Veronica is pronounced VahRAANihKah in English 1.

1 Pronunciation for Veronica: V as in "vow (V.AW)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)"

What is the origin of Veronica?

Veronica is of Old Greek origin, and it is used mainly in the English, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, and Spanish languages. The name's meaning is 'bearer of victory, true image'. Biblical name derived from phero meaning 'to bear, to carry' ; nike meaning 'victory' ; verus meaning 'true' ; icon meaning 'image'. The name could be from the Latinized form of Berenike (Macedonian), which is from Pherenike (Old Greek), of the elements phero ('to bear, to carry') and nike ('victory'), or else according to folk etymology it could be from the Latin 'vera icon' meaning 'true image', formed from the Latin 'vera' and the Greek icon ('image'). The name was borne by Saint Veronica, a pious woman of Jerusalem who wiped Jesus' face on the way to the crucifixion; according to legend, which could have been invented to explain the folk etymology, the cloth was left with an imprint of Jesus' face. The name was introduced from France into Scotland in the 17th century, and it was adopted in England by the end of the 19th century. In addition, Veronica is an English, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, and Spanish form of the English, French, German, and Italian Berenice pronounciation. Veronica is a widely used name; it has 68 forms that are used in both English and foreign languages. Forms used in English short names for Berenike (used in Greek too), name Bernice meaning, Beronica pronounciation, name Nika (used in Russian too), Ronka name, Ronnica meaning and origin, Varonika meaning and origin, Veera meaning of name, short names for Veira, what does the name Veranique mean, Verenice name variations (used in French too), Verhonica name variations, name Verinica, meaning of Vernice, what does the name Vernika mean, Verohnica name variations, Veron pronounciation, name Verona (used in Czech and German too), Veronicah name variations, nicknames for Veronicca, short names for Veronice, Veronicha name variations, Veronick name, Veronicka pronounciation, baby name Veronika (used in Czech, German, and Scandinavian too), Veronike meaning of name (used in French and German too), baby name Veroniqua, name Veronkia, Veronnica meaning, Veruka name popularity, Veruszhka pronounciation, name Véronic origin, Véronique definition (used in French too), baby name Vironika, name Vironiqua origin, short names for Vironique, short names for Vron, Vronica name popularity, Vronika pronounciation, Vroniqua name, nicknames for Vronique, what does the name Vyronica mean, Vyronika pronounciation, nicknames for Vyroniqua, and Vyronique meaning of name. Other English forms the contractions name Ron meaning, Ronica name variations, Vero name variations, and name Veronic meaning, the diminutive forms Ranna meaning, Roni name variations (used in Hebrew too), Ronna name, meaning of Ronni, Ronnie pronounciation, short names for Ronny, name Vera origin (used in Czech, Dutch, German, Hungarian, Italian, Russian, Scandinavian, and Slavic too), and Vonnie name variations, and the variant spellings nicknames for Varonica and name Vironica origin. Foreign forms of Veronica the French meaning of Verone, the Dutch and French Veronique meaning of name, the Czech nicknames for Veronka, the French Veronne name, the Spanish Verónica name, the Portuguese Verônica name popularity, the German Vroni name variations, the Polish Weronika name popularity, and the Polish Weronikia pronounciation. Veronica is an all-time favorite. Currently it is still popular as a baby name for girls, though not to the extent it was previously. The name jumped in popularity from the 1930s up to the 1970s. At the modest height of its usage in 1974, 0.270% of baby girls were given the name Veronica. It ranked at #71 then. The baby name has since experienced a decline in frequency. In 2010, it ranked at #295 with a usage of 0.057%, was nonetheless the most popular within all girl names in its group. Veronica was thrice as popular as the next ranked name, name Vera meaning, in 2010.

A famous person named Veronica is Model, Veronica Varekova, born 1977, Olomouc, Czechoslovakia.

List of baby names that is pronounced like Veronica:

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The baby name Veronica fun facts:

The name Veronica in reverse order is "Acinorev".

The numerological value of the name Veronica is number 6, which means responsibility, protection, nurturing, community, balance, sympathy.

How popular is Veronica?

Veronica is in the top names in USA.

YearUsage
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20070.08%
Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames