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Comments and insights on the name Verity: | Edit

-->Quietly popular in Britain, but seldom used in the U.S.
-->I only have met people with this name in New Zealand and Australia.
-->I have a friend called Verity and she really is one of the most honest and truthful people I know! It is a pretty, yet strong, and quite unusual name. If it wasn't for my friend, I'd consider it for my own children.

Personal experiences with the name Verity: | Edit

Although this is a noun in the English language, most people (Americans) to whom I have introduced my Verity have never heard the word and don't understand what I've said or what it means.

Nicknames for Verity: | Edit

Vee
Vivi (pronounced - ve-vee)
Ver
Very
Vera

Meanings and history of the name Verity: | Edit

Verity is an English virtue name meaning 'Truth'

Famous real-life people named Verity: | Edit

Verity Firth, Australian politician.
Verity Lambert, English film and television (Dr. Who) producer.

Verity in song, story & screen: | Edit

Verity Lambert, English film and television producer. Best known as the founding producer of Sci-Fi series Doctor Who.
Verity, a character in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.
Verity Kindle, a main character in the Connie Willis novel "To Say Nothing of the Dog"
Verity Hunt, central character in Agatha Christie's last Miss Marple mystery, "Nemesis"
Verity, fictional character portrayed by Madonna, in the James Bond film "Die Another Day." She is Bond's fencing instructor.