Veronica en · PROPN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /vəˈɹɒnɪkə/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From the Latin form of Berenice, from Ancient Greek Φερενίκη (Phereníkē). Influenced by the Church Latin phrase vera icon ("true image") associated with the veil of Saint Veronica, who wiped the face of Jesus on the way to Calvary, resulting in an image of his face miraculously appearing on the veil. Doublet of Berenice.
Meanings
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A female given name from Ancient Greek.
My own name, Veronica — an ugly enough thing I had always thought, it sounded like either the ointment or the disease — was one her great favourites. St Veronica wiped the face of Christ on the road to Calvary and He left His face on her tea towel. Or the picture of His face. It was the first-ever photograph, she said.
2007, Anne Enright, The Gathering, Jonathan Cape, →ISBN, page 128:
Deriveds
LoVe · Varchie · Veronica bucket
Translations (45)
gl Verónica (female given name) · cs Veronika (female given name) · ro Veronica (female given name) · sl Veronika (female given name) · is Veronika (female given name) · no Veronika (female given name) · ca Verònica (female given name) · uk Вероніка (female given name) · it Veronica (female given name) · ka ვერონიკა (female given name) · mk Вероника (female given name) · pt Verônica (female given name) · hy Վերոնիկա (female given name) · ru Верони́ка (female given name) · sv Veronica (female given name) · lt Verònika (female given name) · no Veronica (female given name) · sq Veronika (female given name) · br Veronika (female given name) · lv Veronika (female given name) · be Верані́ка (female given name) · et Veronika (female given name) · es Verónica (female given name) · la Veronica (female given name) · ar وِيرُونِيكَة (female given name) · fi Veronika (female given name) · eu Veronika (female given name) · eo Veronika (female given name) · sv Veronika (female given name) · hsb Weronika (female given name) · de Veronika (female given name) · hu Veronika (female given name) · ar وَرْنِيقَة (female given name) · ko 베로니카 (female given name) · pl Weronika (female given name) · sh Veronika (female given name) · el Βερόνικα (female given name) · el Βερενίκη (female given name) · fi Veronica (female given name) · pt Verónica (female given name) · ja ヴェロニカ (female given name) · cmn 韋羅妮卡 /韦罗妮卡 (female given name) · ar فِيرُونِيكَا (female given name) · fr Véronique (female given name) · sk Veronika (female given name)