Girl · Greek or Latin (disputed)
Weronika
Say it: veh-roh-NEE-kah
Meaning
From the saint's name Veronica, popularly explained as Latin vera icon 'true image', a folk etymology; it is more likely a form of Greek Berenike 'bringing victory'.
Disputedsharp disagreement, or a popular meaning that is not supported.
Among the most popular Polish girls' names in the 1990s and 2000s.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 292 babies given this name since 1993
- At its height in 2006, about 1 in 79,200 girls
- 5 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
| Czech | Veronika |
|---|---|
| Slovak | Veronika |
| Russian | Veronika |
| Croatian | Veronika |
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Where this comes from
- Lives of the saints and early Christian martyrologies
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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