Talk:Vera (song)

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[edit] Origin of name

"Interestingly, the name Vera comes from the Russian word for 'faith'."

This seems dubious to me. Most references I see to "ver..." in western languages originate from a Latin root, indicating truth. --Davidstrauss 08:18, 11 September 2007 (UTC)

What the article says is true (according to Google Translate) but I would assume that it came from the Latin. This site gives it both ways: —Preceding unsigned comment added by John Wormell (talkcontribs) 08:14, 3 June 2008 (UTC)