Vera
[ˈvɛrə]Meaning
Russian virtue name meaning "faith"; also Albanian for "summer"
Background Story
Vera is a Russian virtue name meaning "faith", borrowed into English in the nineteenth century. It is sometimes associated with the Latin word verus, "true", by folk etymology. The name is also derived from the Albanian ver, meaning "summer", and is used in Czech, Estonian, Finnish, Limburgish, Polish, Slovak and Ukrainian.
Temperament
Variations
Veronica, Vera Lynn
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