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View Name: Verena


VERENA
GENDER: Feminine
USAGE: German, Late Roman
PRONOUNCED: ve-RE-nah (German)   [key]
Meaning & History
Possibly related to Latin verus "true". Saint Verena was a 3rd-century Egyptian-born nurse who went with the Theban Legion to Switzerland. After the legion was massacred she settled near Zurich.
Related Names
DIMINUTIVE: Vreni (German)
OTHER LANGUAGES: Vérène (French)
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