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Vera is spelled the same in quite a few languages, including English, Czech, Dutch, German, Portuguese, Slovenian, Albanian and Spanish

This is my great-aunt's name. We pronounced it VAIR-a, with a soft sound, rather than the hard EE sound that's called for in this guide's pronunciation.

The Russian Vjera and Bulgarian "Vyara" (the word for "faith" in each language, respectively), are often transliterated from Cyrillic as Vera, but the pron. is closer to "vyair-ah" and "vya-rah," not the given pron. "veer-ah."

My daughter's name is Vera. We pronounce it vair-a, rather than vee-ra.

Personal experiences with the name Vera: | Edit

My 3 month old daughters name is Vera Mae. We chose this name because it is timeless. I feel this name is beautiful and will never go out of style. From the moment she was born she is so passive and kind. I can already tell she has a "old soul". She is going to grow into a wonderful young lady.

Nicknames for Vera: | Edit

Vee
Miss Vera

Meanings and history of the name Vera: | Edit

Latin meaning "truth", Russian meaning "faith"
Derived from Albanian "summer"

Famous real-life people named Vera: | Edit

Vera Wang, American fashion designer
Vera Lynn, 1940s English singer, known as the "Sweetheart of the Forces" for her appeal to those in the British military
Vera Miles, who played Lila Crane appeared in the movie "Psycho."
Vera Rubin, American astronomer
Vera-Ellen (born Vera Ellen Westmeier Rohe), American actress, best known for the film "White Christmas"
Vera Bradley, mother of American accessories designer Barbara Bradley Baekgaard, who named her company after her mother
Vera was the real first name of the late American actress Jayne Mansfield.
Vera Farmiga, Ukrainian-American actress, best known for her roles in "Up In the Air" and "The Departed".
Vera is the real first name of Mindy Kaling (born Vera Mindy Chokalingam), actress best known for her role as Kelly Kapoor in the TV series "The Office"

Vera in song, story & screen: | Edit

"Vera" from the album "The Wall" by Pink Floyd
Vera Louise Gorman, ditsy waitress in the 1970s TV series "Alice", played by Beth Howland
Vera Charles, Mame's best friend in the movie musical "Mame", played by Bea Arthur
Vera was the (unseen) wife of the character Norm from the American series, "Cheers."
Sweet Little Vera, a song by Buffy Sainte-Marie.
Cartoon character Vera the Mouse, by Marjolein Bastin
British movie called "Vera Drake."
Vera is a character in The Secret of My Success with Michael J. Fox.
Vera is played by Neve Campbell in "When Will I Be Loved?"
Vera Linus from the Koren comic book series "Veritas"
Vera Claythorne from the Agatha Christie mystery novel "And Then There Were None"
Vera Misham is a character in the game "Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney".