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Vera

A female given name from Russian.

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Vera at a glance

Origin
Russian
Root meaning
“true”
Pronunciation (IPA)
/ˈvɪə.ɹə/

Etymology

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”).

Meaning and etymology from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What does the name Vera mean?

A female given name from Russian. Its root means "true".

This work includes material taken from the System Reference Document 5.1 ("SRD 5.1") by Wizards of the Coast LLC and available at https://dnd.wizards.com/resources/systems-reference-document. The SRD 5.1 is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Mythology and video game character facts from Wikidata (CC0). Name roots from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).