Veronica (variants in other languages: Veronika, Verónica, Verônica, Véronique, Weronika, Вероника) is a female given name, a Latin alteration of the Greek name Berenice (Βερενίκη),[1] which in turn is derived from the Macedonian form of the Athenian Φερενίκη, Phereníkē, or Φερονίκη, Pheroníkē, from φέρειν, phérein, to bring, and νίκη, níkê, "victory", i.e. "she who brings victory".[2][3]
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| Pronunciation | /vəˈrɒnɪkə/ |
|---|---|
| Gender | Female |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Greek, Latin |
| Meaning | victorious, raging |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Bernice, Berenice |
The Ancient Macedonian form of the name was extensively used as a royal feminine name by the reigning dynasties of the states of the Diadochi of Alexander the Great throughout the Eastern Mediterranean during the Hellenistic age, most notably by the Ptolemies of Egypt and by the Seleucids of the Levant. In medieval etymology, Veronica was sometimes supposed to derive from Latin vera (true) and Greek eikon (image).[4]
Its popularity in medieval and modern times is derived from the prominence in Christianity of Saint Veronica and her Veil of Veronica. Pet forms of Veronica include Ronnie and Roni and the German Vroni. In Russian, the pet form is Nika (Ника), and in Poland Wera. "Veronica" is a popular name in many countries in the Mediterranean, Eastern Europe, and Latin America, and also Ireland, France, and French-speaking Canada.
Given name edit
- Veronica (singer) (born 1974), American dance music singer
- Veronica Ballestrini (born 1991), American singer
- Veronica Belmont (born 1982), American Internet TV and webcasting host
- Veronica Bennett (1943–2022), American singer better known as Ronnie Spector
- Veronika Bromová (born 1966), Czech painter
- Veronika Buroňová, Czech weightlifter in 2001 World Weightlifting Championships – Women's 63 kg and 2003 World Weightlifting Championships – Women's 63 kg
- Veronica Campbell Brown (born 1982), Jamaican track and field sprint athlete
- Veronica Carlson (1944–2022), English model and actress
- Veronica Cartwright (born 1949), American actress
- Verónica Castro (born 1952), Mexican actress
- Veronica Chou (born 1984/1985), Hong Kong businesswoman
- Veronika Chvojková (born 1987), Czech tennis player
- Veronica de la Cruz (born 1980), American television news anchor
- Veronica Perrule Dobson (born 1944), Australian linguist and ecologist
- Veronica Duterte, the daughter of Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte with Honeylet Avanceña
- Veronika Dytrtová (born 1980), Czech figure skater
- Veronica Escobar (born 1969), American politician
- Veronika Exler (born 1990), Austrian chess player
- Veronika Fenclová (born 1981), Czech sailor
- Veronica Ferres (born 1965), German actress
- Veronica Finn, member of American pop group Innosense 1997–2003
- Veronika Foltová (born 1980), Czech Paralympic athlete
- Veronica Franco (1546–1591), poet and courtesan in 16th century Venice
- Veronika Freimanová (born 1955), Czech actress
- Veronika Gajerová (active 1980–2008), Czech actress in Housata, Who's That Soldier? and Dobrá čtvrť
- Veronica Guerin (1958–1996), murdered Irish journalist
- Veronica Giuliani (1660–1727), Italian mystic
- Veronica Gorrie (born 1971/1972), Aboriginal Australian writer
- Veronika Gut (1757–1829), Swiss rebel heroine
- Veronika Harcsa (born 1982), Hungarian singer and songwriter
- Veronika Havlíčková (born 1987), Czech figure skater
- Veronica Hazelhoff (1947–2009), Dutch writer
- Veronika Hoferková (born 1982), Czech footballer
- Veronica Hurst (1931–2022), English actress
- Veronika Ivasiuk (born 1995), Ukrainian weightlifter
- Veronika Jeníková, Czech actress in Vražda v salonním coupé, Housata, Bony a klid and Victims and Murderers
- Veronica Johnson, American meteorologist
- Veronica J Jones, Euromillions winner
- Veronika Kormos (born 1992), Hungarian cyclist
- Veronika Kropotina (born 1991), Russian figure skater
- Weronika Książkiewicz (born 1981), Russian-born Polish actress
- Veronika Kubařová, Czech actress in Lidice
- Veronika Kudermetova (born 1997), Russian tennis player
- Veronica Lake (1922–1973), American film actress
- Veronica Lindholm (born 1984), Swedish politician
- Veronika Machyniaková (born 1997), Slovak biathlete
- Veronika Machová (born 1990), Czech beauty pageant contestant
- Veronica Maggio (born 1981), Swedish pop singer
- Veronika Martinek (born 1972), German tennis player
- Veronica Mehta (active since 1996), British Asian singer
- Veronica Micle (1850–1889), Imperial Austrian-born Romanian poet
- Veronika Moos-Brochhagen (born 1961), German textile artist
- Veronika Morávková (born 1983), Czech ice dancer
- Veronica Merrell (born 1996), American actress and YouTuber
- Veronica Olivier (born 1990), Italian actress
- Verónica Orozco (born 1979), Colombian actress and singer
- Verónica Páez (born 1974), Argentine marathon runner
- Veronika Part (born 1978), Russian ballet dancer
- Verónica Pérez (born 1988), Mexican footballer
- Veronika Pincová (born 1989), Czech footballer
- Veronika Poláčková (born 1982), Czech actress
- Veronica Portillo, American reality television personality
- Veronika Portsmuth (born 1980), Estonian conductor
- Veronica Pyke (born 1981), Australian cricketer
- Veronika Remenárová (born 1997), Slovak basketball player
- Verónica Ribot (born 1962), Argentine diver
- Veronica Roth (born 1988), American dystopian author
- Veronika Sabolová (born 1980), Slovak luger
- Veronika Šarec (born 1969), Slovenian skier
- Veronica Scopelliti (born 1982), Italian singer Noemi
- Veronika Schmidt (born 1952), German skier
- Veronica Scott (born 1986), American fashion designer, Fuchsia CEO, television personality
- Veronika Sprügl (born 1987), Austrian cyclist
- Veronika Sramaty (born 1977), Slovak painter
- Veronika Stallmaier (born 1964), Austrian skier
- Veronica St. Clair (born 1994), American actress
- Veronica Taylor (active since 1997), American voice actress
- Veronika Valk (born 1976), Estonian architect
- Veronika Vařeková (born 1977), Czech model
- Veronika Velez-Zuzulová (born 1984), Slovak skier
- Veronica Vera (active since 1977), American sexuality writer and actress
- Veronica Varlow (born 1979), American dancer and actress
- Verónica Villarroel (active since 1989), Chilean opera singer
- Veronika Vítková (born 1988), Czech biathlete
- Veronica Wagner (born 1987), Swedish gymnast
- Veronika Žilková (born 1961), Czech actress
- Verónica Zondek (born 1953), Chilean poet and translator
In fiction edit
- Veronica Ashford, 1st Countess Ashford, a 19th-century British noblewoman and the founder of aristocratic Ashford family in Resident Evil – Code: Veronica
- Veronica "Vera" Duckworth, a character from British soap opera Coronation Street
- Veronica Lodge, a rich teenage girl in the Archie Comics universe
- Veronica Mars, a television series starring Kristen Bell as the title character
- Veronica "Ronnie" Mitchell, a character from the television soap opera EastEnders
- Veronica Sawyer, the protagonist of the 1988 cult teen film Heathers and its adaptations, including a musical and television adaptation
- Veronica is one of the "Macaw Sisters" in the musical Love Birds
- Veronica, the protagonist of the Romanian children movies Veronica and Veronica Returns
- Veronica Madaraki, the surgically manufactured "sister" of the title character in the Franken Fran manga
- Veronica, the protagonist of a 1989 Elvis Costello song of the same name, his highest-charting in the United States
- Veronica Santangelo, a character in the video game Fallout New Vegas
- Veronica Liones, a character in the manga series Nanatsu no Taizai
- Veronica, the sister of Lance from the DreamWorks animated web show Voltron: Legendary Defender
- Veronika, protagonist in popular novel Veronika Decides to Die by Paulo Coelho
- Veronica, the protagonist of the first episode of Just Beyond
- Veronica, one of the main characters from the video game Dragon Quest XI
- Veronica is a character from the television series Sierra Burgess Is a Loser.
References edit
- ^ Harper, Douglas (November 2001). "Veronica". Online Etymology Dictionary. Retrieved 24 August 2007.
- ^ Names of Greek origin Archived May 17, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Berenice
- ^ Catholic Encyclopedia: St. Veronica
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