Vera
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Etymology 1
Borrowed in the nineteenth century from the Russian virtue name Ве́ра (Véra, “faith”). By folk etymology it has also been explained as Latin vera (“true”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Vera
- A female given name from Russian.
- 1953 Eric Linklater, The House of Gair, J.Cape, page 214:
- I killed Vera Cross - - - .I had known her for about three months, and never ceased to wonder if her parents, when they gave her a name, had been totally illiterate or wilfully blasphemous.
Usage notes
- Popular in the Anglo-Saxon world in the 1910s and the 1920s, particularly in England.
Translations
female given name
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Etymology 2
From Spanish.
Proper noun
Vera
- A surname from Spanish.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Vera is the 1031st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 33,674 individuals. Vera is most common among Hispanic/Latino (91.02%) individuals.
Anagrams
Etymology
Proper noun
Vera
- a female given name
Etymology
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Vera f
- a female given name
- Vera is dol op aloë. ― Vera is fond of aloe.
Proper noun
Vera
- a female given name
Usage notes
Matronymics
- son of Vera: Veruson
- daughter of Vera: Verudóttir
Declension
| Singular | |
| Indefinite | |
| Nominative | Vera |
| Accusative | Veru |
| Dative | Veru |
| Genitive | Veru |
Etymology
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Vera
- a female given name
Usage notes
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Vera
- a female given name
Declension
| Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | Vera | Verák |
| accusative | Verát | Verákat |
| dative | Verának | Veráknak |
| instrumental | Verával | Verákkal |
| causal-final | Veráért | Verákért |
| translative | Verává | Verákká |
| terminative | Veráig | Verákig |
| essive-formal | Veraként | Verákként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | Verában | Verákban |
| superessive | Verán | Verákon |
| adessive | Veránál | Veráknál |
| illative | Verába | Verákba |
| sublative | Verára | Verákra |
| allative | Verához | Verákhoz |
| elative | Verából | Verákból |
| delative | Veráról | Verákról |
| ablative | Verától | Veráktól |
| non-attributive possessive - singular |
Veráé | Veráké |
| non-attributive possessive - plural |
Veráéi | Verákéi |
| Possessive forms of Vera | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | Verám | Veráim |
| 2nd person sing. | Verád | Veráid |
| 3rd person sing. | Verája | Verái |
| 1st person plural | Veránk | Veráink |
| 2nd person plural | Verátok | Veráitok |
| 3rd person plural | Verájuk | Veráik |
Etymology
Proper noun
Vera
- a female given name
Anagrams
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Vera
- Alternative form of Veera
Declension
| Declension of Vera (type 3/kana, no gradation, gemination) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | Vera | Verat |
| genitive | Veran | Verroin |
| partitive | Verraa | Veroja |
| illative | Verraa | Verroi |
| inessive | Veras | Verois |
| elative | Verast | Veroist |
| allative | Veralle | Veroille |
| adessive | Veral | Veroil |
| ablative | Veralt | Veroilt |
| translative | Veraks | Veroiks |
| essive | Veranna, Verraan | Veroinna, Verroin |
| exessive1) | Verant | Veroint |
| 1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. | ||
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 654
Etymology
First recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1876. From Russian Ве́ра (Véra).
Proper noun
Vera f
- a female given name
- A transliteration of the Russian female given name Ве́ра (Véra).
References
- Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
- Population Register of Latvia: Vera was the only given name of 8331 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010, including Russian speakers.
Etymology
Proper noun
Vera
- a female given name
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Vera f (plural Veras)
- a female given name, equivalent to English Vera
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Proper noun
Vera m or f by sense
- a surname
Etymology 2
Proper noun
Vera f
- a female given name, equivalent to English Vera
Etymology
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Vera c (genitive Veras)
- a female given name
- 1867, Zachris Topelius, Fältskärns berättelser, volume 5, Bonnier, page 162:
- Med denna tysta bön smög hon sig sakta bort och inneslöt sig uti sitt rum, för att där ännu »rådgöra med sin Herre och Gud», som hon fordom lärde af sin längesedan hädangångna fromma syster Veronica, efter hvilken Vera hade fått sitt namn, fastän något förkortadt.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Anagrams
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈveɾa/ [ˈvɛː.ɾɐ]
- Rhymes: -eɾa
- Syllabification: Ve‧ra
Etymology 1
Proper noun
Vera (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜇ)
- a surname from Spanish
Related terms
Etymology 2
Borrowed from English Vera, from Russian Ве́ра (Véra).
Proper noun
Vera (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜇ)
- a female given name from English
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