Verity

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Verity (also spelled as Veretie, Verety, Verita, Veritie) is both a unisex given name and a surname. Originally Old French, It is of Latin origin, and the meaning of Verity is "truth". Puritan virtue name. Verity was the one most popular name given to girls in Australia. Verity is commonly used as a surname or given name that is now especially associated with parts of Yorkshire and Northern England. Notable people with the name include:

Given name

• Verity Barton (born 1985), Australian (Queensland) politician
• Verity Firth (born 1973), Australian politician
• Verity James, Australian TV and radio presenter
• Verity Lambert (1935–2007), English television producer
• Verity Price, South African singer, songwriter, actress and speaker from the band Verity and the Shades
• Verity Rushworth (born 1985), English actress
• Verity Sharp (born 1970), English broadcast radio personality
• Verity Snook-Larby (born 1970), English race walker

Surname

• Anthony Verity (born 1939), English educationalist and classical scholar
• Hedley Verity (1905–1943), English cricketer
• John Verity (born 1949), English guitarist
• Ruggero Verity (1883–1959), Italian physician
• William Verity, Jr. (1917–2007), American businessman and government official

Other

• Verity (sculpture), a bronze statue made by Damien Hirst

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