Meaning: Faith
The story
Russian Vera means faith. Latin vera, true, helped the spelling resonate elsewhere, but it is a separate word association; Albanian Vera has its own summer meaning.
Also means
What Vera means in its other languages.
- Albaniansummer
- Latintrue (a word association, separate from Russian faith)
Nicknames
- Vee
- Verochka
- Verie
Spellings & variants
- Viera
- Wiera
Popularity
In the US top 1,000 — familiar, not everywhere.
Similar position in the latest US rankings
Style
Origins
Vera comes from Russian and Albanian.
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Prudence; a name associated with wisdom and good judgment
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Rose flower; an older Germanic name history also exists
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