MEANING & HISTORY
What does Veronica mean?
Veronica is a Latin-transmitted form of Berenice, from Greek Pherenike, bringing victory. Christian tradition later associated it with vera icon, true image, and the story of Veronica’s veil. The phrase explains an influential devotional interpretation.
References for this explanation
Pronunciation & syllables
Synthetic voice reading
Tagalog
- /veˈɾonika/
- [vɛˌɾoː.n̪ɪˈx̠a]
- /beˈɾonika/
- [bɛˌɾoː.n̪ɪˈx̠a]
Ve · ro · ni · ca4 written divisions
Dictionary reading & contributors ↗Wiktionary / Kaikki / Wiktextract · CC BY-SA 4.0
Origin and name formation
The cited sources trace Veronica through Latin / Greek.
Wiktionary records Veronica as a personal name in Tagalog, English.
Dictionary accounts by language
Tagalog
Wiktionary: Veronica (Tagalog) ↗ · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
English
Wiktionary: Veronica (English) ↗ · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki/Wiktextract; common glosses translated for Filipino.
People with the name Veronica
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Veronica Pedrosa
Filipino journalist
Descriptions: Wikidata contributors (CC0).
Similar names to Veronica
Explore names with a similar opening or ending.
- Veronico♂Veronica family: Berenice, bringing victory
- Jennica♀Blend of Jennifer and Jessica
- Monica♀Name of Saint Augustine’s mother
- Venice♀Familiar form of Venezia in documented Philippine usage
- Verna♀Feminine Vernon, or a spring-related coinage
- Vernie♂♀Familiar form of Vernon, Verna, Laverne, or Veronica
- Danica♀Morning star
- Jessica♀Shakespeare’s form, probably based on biblical Iscah
What rhymes with Veronica?
Dictionary rhyme matches for the readings shown.
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Records & sources
Recorded use
- OpenHalalan / COMELEC · 2001
- 6 elected-candidate records · ODbL 1.0
- Wikidata
- 2 person records with this given name · Q20020 · CC0
These records document use of the spelling; they are separate from birth statistics.
Follow the sources
- OpenHalalan — pinned 2001 COMELEC transcription (opens in a new tab)
- COMELEC — 2001 List of Elected Candidates (opens in a new tab)
- Wikidata given-name item Q20020 — Veronica (opens in a new tab)
- Wikidata — Veronica Pedrosa (opens in a new tab)
- Wikidata — Veronica Domingo (opens in a new tab)
- Wiktionary contributors — Veronica (Tagalog) (opens in a new tab)
- Wiktionary contributors — Veronica (English) (opens in a new tab)
- Wiktionary: Veronica (opens in a new tab)