Veronica (given name)
| Veronica | |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation |
/vəˈrɒnɨkə/ Spanish: [beˈɾonika] |
| Gender | Female |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Greek |
| Meaning | she who brings victory |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Bernice, Berenice |
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Veronica is a female given name, the Latin transliteration of the Greek name Berenice, Βερενίκη.[1] This was the Macedonian form of the Athenian Φερενίκη, Phereníkē, or Φερονίκη, Pheroníkē, from φέρειν, phérein, to bring, and νίκη, níkê, "victory", i.e. "she who brings victory".[2][3] The Ancient Macedonian form of the name was popularized because of its extensive use as a royal feminine name by the reigning dynasties of the states of the Diadochi of Alexander the Great throughout the Eastern Mediterranean during the Hellenistic age, most notably by the Ptolemies of Egypt and by the Seleucids of Asia. In medieval etymology, Veronica was sometimes wrongly supposed to derive from Latin vera (true) and Greek eikon (image).[4] Its popularity in medieval and modern times is based mainly on the importance in Christianity of Saint Veronica and her Veil of Veronica. Pet forms of Veronica include Ronnie and Roni and the German Frony.
List of persons with the given name Veronica
- Saint Veronica
- Veronica (singer), American dance music singer
- Veronica Ballestrini, American singer
- Veronica Belmont, Internet TV and webcasting host
- Veronica Campbell-Brown, Jamaican track and field sprint athlete
- Veronica Carlson, English model and actress in Hammer horror films.
- Veronica Cartwright, American actress
- Verónica Castro, Mexican actress
- Veronica De La Cruz, CNN News anchor
- Veronica Ferres, German actress
- Veronica Finn, former pop singer
- Veronica Franco, poet and courtesan in sixteenth-century Venice
- Veronica Guerin, murdered Irish journalist
- Veronica Giuliani, Italian mystic
- Veronica Lake, American film actress
- Veronica Maggio, Swedish pop singer
- Veronica Mehta, British Asian singer
- Verónica Orozco, Colombian actress and singer
- Verónica Páez, Argentine marathon runner
- Veronica Perez, Mexican footballer
- Veronica Rayne, American pornographic actress
- Verónica Ribot, Argentine diver
- Veronica Roth, American dystopian author
- Veronica Scopelliti, also known as Noemi, an Italian singer
- Veronica Scott, American fashion designer, Fuchsia CEO, television personality
- Veronica Taylor, American voice actress
- Veronica Vera, American sexuality writer and actress
- Veronica Varlow, American dancer and actress
- Verónica Villarroel, Chilean opera singer
- Veronica Williams, Australian football soccer player
In fiction
- Veronica Lodge, rich teenage girl in the Archie Comics universe
- Veronica Mars, a television series starring Kristen Bell as the title character
- Veronica Ronnie Mitchell, a character from the television soap opera EastEnders
- Veronica Sawyer, played by Winona Ryder in the 1980s' teenage cult classic Heathers
- Veronica Reed, dominatrix mother of main character Marten Reed in the webcomic Questionable Content
- Veronica Madaraki, the surgically manufactured "sister" of the title character in the Franken Fran manga
- Veronica, protagonist of a 1989 Elvis Costello song, his highest-charting in the United States.[5]
- Veronica Parker, a character from the television series Mona the Vampire
References
- ↑ Harper, Douglas (November 2001). "Veronica". Online Etymology Dictionary. Retrieved 24 August 2007.
- ↑ Names of Greek origin
- ↑ Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Berenice
- ↑ Catholic Encyclopedia: St. Veronica
- ↑ "Veronica" - Elvis Costello - Chart History. Billboard.com. Retrieved 27 September 2010.