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Vera is also Slovak (used alongside Viera in Slovak), Czech (used alongside Věra in Czech), Greek (not to be confused with user submitted name Vera (1)), Albanian (not to be confused with Vera (2)), French (used alongside Véra in French), Polish (used alongside Wera in Polish) and Armenian.
Scripts: Βέρα (Greek), Վերա (Armenian)
Sources: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vera_(given_name)
https://forebears.io/forenames/vera
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Scripts: Βέρα (Greek), Վերա (Armenian)
Sources: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vera_(given_name)
https://forebears.io/forenames/vera
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Vera is also used as a diminutive of Veronica.
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Also Romansh:
Source: "Vornamen in der Schweiz. Prénoms en Suisse. I nomi in Svizzera. Prenoms in Svizra" (1993) published by the Association of Swiss registrars
Https://nossaistorgia.ch/entries/NkWMggm1Myw
Https://www.portraitarchiv.ch/portrait?page=223
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Source: "Vornamen in der Schweiz. Prénoms en Suisse. I nomi in Svizzera. Prenoms in Svizra" (1993) published by the Association of Swiss registrars
Https://nossaistorgia.ch/entries/NkWMggm1Myw
Https://www.portraitarchiv.ch/portrait?page=223
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Also Latvian: https://personvardi.pmlp.gov.lv/index.php?name=75246
Also Ukrainian, Bosnian, Lithuanian and Greek: https://forebears.io/forenames/vera
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Also Ukrainian, Bosnian, Lithuanian and Greek: https://forebears.io/forenames/vera
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Can also be short for Veronica instead of the other hideous one which is Ronnie.
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Also Armenian.
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As a Hungarian, I have heard this name used as a short form of Veronika.
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Also Bulgarian, spelled Вера : https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vera_Ilieva
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vera_Perostiyska
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Vera_Angelova
You'll find bearers on social media. [noted -ed]
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vera_Perostiyska
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Vera_Angelova
You'll find bearers on social media. [noted -ed]
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Also Slovene: https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vera_(ime) [noted -ed]
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Also used in Estonia: https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vera_(eesnimi)
https://www.stat.ee/public/apps/nimed/
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https://www.stat.ee/public/apps/nimed/
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Also Catalan: http://www.idescat.cat/noms/?q=Vera&lang=en.
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In 2018, 82 is the most common age for an American (U.S.) Vera who is registered female with the Social Security Administration. It is the 681st most common female first name for living U.S. citizens.
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"Veriko" is a diminutive of Vera in Georgia. [noted -ed]
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Vera is also used in Georgia. Georgian script of the name is "ვერა" [noted -ed]
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The name is also used in Iceland.
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Also a feminine name in Romania. [noted -ed]
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My name is Vera, and it's short for Valerie. Everyone calls me Vera. I love it!
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The name Vera is also commonly used in Georgia.
In Georgian, Vera is written as: ვერა.
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In Georgian, Vera is written as: ვერა.
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Also Croatian, and its diminutive is Verica. [noted -ed]
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Vera is also a Serbian name and also has a variant or pet name Verka.
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The Russian form, Âåðà, is commonly used in Ukraine.
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It's also Portuguese - [VEH-ra].
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Also a feminine name in Slovenia. [noted -ed]
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A Spanish girl that I know is called Vera.
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Vera is used in Sweden too.
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For more information, please see:
• https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vera_(voornaam) (in Dutch)
• https://nvb.meertens.knaw.nl/verklaring/naam/Vera (in Dutch; mentions that the name is also used as a short form of Divera and Veronica)
• Divera "Vera" Koedooder (b. 1983): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vera_Koedooder (in English; also see the Dutch version)
• Veronica "Vera" Keur (b. 1953): https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vera_Keur (in Dutch)
• Veronica "Vera" Witte (1918-1994): https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vera_Witte (in Dutch)
• obituary of Divera "Vera" Heddes-Koning (1941-2022): https://mensenlinq.nl/overlijdensberichten/divera-vera-heddes-koning-9305840/ (in Dutch)
• obituary of Divera "Vera" Mooij-Dam (1930-2018): https://mensenlinq.nl/overlijdensberichten/divera-vera-mooij-dam-7938208/ (in Dutch)
• obituary of Veronica "Vera" Gosschalk-Wallach (1926-2017): https://mensenlinq.nl/overlijdensberichten/veronica-vera-gosschalk-wallach-7267435/ (in Dutch)
• obituary of Veronica "Vera" van Aalst-Luikink (1941-2020): https://mensenlinq.nl/overlijdensberichten/veronica-maria-vera-aalst-luikink-8748970/ (in Dutch)