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*Veronica Bennett (born 1943), American singer better known as [[Ronnie Spector]]
*Veronica Bennett (born 1943), American singer better known as [[Ronnie Spector]]
*[[Veronika Bromová]] (born 1966), Czech painter
*[[Veronika Bromová]] (born 1966), Czech painter
*Veronika Buroňová, Czech weightlifter in [[2001 World Weightlifting Championships – Women's 63 kg]] and [[2003 World Weightlifting Championships – Women's 63 kg]]
*[[Veronica Campbell-Brown]] (born 1982), Jamaican track and field sprint athlete
*[[Veronica Campbell-Brown]] (born 1982), Jamaican track and field sprint athlete
*[[Veronica Carlson]] (born 1944), English model and actress
*[[Veronica Carlson]] (born 1944), English model and actress
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*[[Veronika Fenclová]] (born 1981), Czech sailor
*[[Veronika Fenclová]] (born 1981), Czech sailor
*[[Veronica Ferres]] (born 1965), German actress
*[[Veronica Ferres]] (born 1965), German actress
*Veronica Finn, member of American pop group [[Innosense]] 1997–2003
*[[Veronika Foltová]] (born 1980), Czech Paralympic athlete
*[[Veronika Foltová]] (born 1980), Czech Paralympic athlete
*[[Veronica Franco]] (1546–1591), poet and courtesan in 16th century Venice
*[[Veronica Franco]] (1546–1591), poet and courtesan in 16th century Venice
*[[Veronika Freimanová]] (born 1955), Czech actress
*[[Veronika Freimanová]] (born 1955), Czech actress
*Veronika Gajerová (active 1980–2008), Czech actress in [[Housata]], [[Who's That Soldier?]] and [[Dobrá čtvrť]]
*[[Veronica Guerin]] (1958–1996), murdered Irish journalist
*[[Veronica Guerin]] (1958–1996), murdered Irish journalist
*[[Veronica Giuliani]] (1660–1727), Italian mystic
*[[Veronica Giuliani]] (1660–1727), Italian mystic
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*[[Veronika Hoferková]] (born 1982), Czech footballer
*[[Veronika Hoferková]] (born 1982), Czech footballer
*[[Veronika Ivasiuk]] (born 1995), Ukrainian weightlifter
*[[Veronika Ivasiuk]] (born 1995), Ukrainian weightlifter
*Veronika Jeníková, Czech actress in [[Vražda v salonním coupé]], [[Housata]], [[Bony a klid]] and [[Victims and Murderers]]
*[[Veronika Kormos]] (born 1992), Hungarian cyclist
*[[Veronika Kormos]] (born 1992), Hungarian cyclist
*[[Veronika Kropotina]] (born 1991), Russian figure skater
*[[Veronika Kropotina]] (born 1991), Russian figure skater
*Veronika Kubařová, Czech actress in [[Lidice (film)]]
*[[Veronika Kudermetova]] (born 1997), Russian tennis player
*[[Veronika Kudermetova]] (born 1997), Russian tennis player
*[[Veronica Lake]] (1922–1973), American film actress
*[[Veronica Lake]] (1922–1973), American film actress
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*[[Veronica Olivier]] (born 1990), Italian actress
*[[Veronica Olivier]] (born 1990), Italian actress
*[[Verónica Orozco]] (born 1979), Colombian actress and singer
*[[Verónica Orozco]] (born 1979), Colombian actress and singer
*Veronika Ožanová, Czech gymnast in [[2002 European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships]] and [[2006 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships – Women's team all-round]]
*[[Verónica Páez]] (born 1974), Argentine marathon runner
*[[Verónica Páez]] (born 1974), Argentine marathon runner
*[[Veronica Perez]] (born 1988), Mexican footballer
*[[Veronica Perez]] (born 1988), Mexican footballer
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*[[Veronika Stallmaier]] (born 1964), Austrian skier
*[[Veronika Stallmaier]] (born 1964), Austrian skier
*[[Veronica Taylor]] (active since 1997), American voice actress
*[[Veronica Taylor]] (active since 1997), American voice actress
*Veronika Tóbiás, Hungarian weightlifter in [[1988 World Weightlifting Championships]] and [[1992 World Weightlifting Championships]]
*[[Veronika Valk]] (born 1976), Estonian architect
*[[Veronika Valk]] (born 1976), Estonian architect
*[[Veronika Vařeková]] (born 1977), Czech model
*[[Veronika Vařeková]] (born 1977), Czech model
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*Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone (born 1958), American singer and actress [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]]
*Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone (born 1958), American singer and actress [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]]
*[[Veronica Varlow]] (born 1979), American dancer and actress
*[[Veronica Varlow]] (born 1979), American dancer and actress
*Veronika Věžníková, Czech weightlifter in [[2014 World Weightlifting Championships – Women's 53 kg]] and [[2016 European Weightlifting Championships]]
*[[Verónica Villarroel]] (active since 1989), Chilean opera singer
*[[Verónica Villarroel]] (active since 1989), Chilean opera singer
*[[Veronika Vítková]] (born 1988), Czech biathlete
*[[Veronika Vítková]] (born 1988), Czech biathlete
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*[[Bérénice Bejo]], French-Argentine actress
*[[Bérénice Bejo]], French-Argentine actress
*[[Berenice Celeyta]], Colombian human rights activist
*[[Berenice Celeyta]], Colombian human rights activist
*[[Berenika Kohoutová]], Czech actress and singer
*[[Bérénice Marlohe]], French actress
*[[Bérénice Marlohe]], French actress
*[[Maé-Bérénice Méité]], French figure skater
*[[Maé-Bérénice Méité]], French figure skater
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==In fiction==
==In fiction==
*Veronica Ashford, 1st Countess Ashford, a 19th-century British noblewoman and the founder of aristocratic Ashford family in ''[[Resident Evil – Code: Veronica]]''
*[[Veronica Lodge]], rich teenage girl in the Archie Comics universe
*[[Veronica Lodge]], rich teenage girl in the Archie Comics universe
*''[[Veronica Mars]]'', a television series starring Kristen Bell as the title character
*''[[Veronica Mars]]'', a television series starring Kristen Bell as the title character
*[[Ronnie Mitchell]], a character from the television soap opera ''EastEnders''
*Veronica [[Ronnie Mitchell]], a character from the television soap opera ''EastEnders''
*Veronica Sawyer, played by [[Winona Ryder]] in the 1980s' teenage cult classic ''[[Heathers]]''
*Veronica Sawyer, a character in the 1989 film ''[[Heathers]]''
*Veronica is one of the "Macaw Sisters" played by Joanna Sawyer in the original 2015 Edinburgh cast of ''[[Love Birds (musical)|Love Birds: the musical]]''
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*[[Veronica (song)|Veronica]], protagonist of a 1989 [[Elvis Costello]] song, his highest-charting in the United States.<ref name=bbchart>[{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=elvis costello|chart=all}} "Veronica" - Elvis Costello - Chart History]. Billboard.com. Retrieved 27 September 2010.</ref>
*Veronica Reed, dominatrix mother of main character Marten Reed in the webcomic [[Questionable Content]]
*Veronica Madaraki, the surgically manufactured "sister" of the title character in the ''[[Franken Fran]]'' manga
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*[[Veronica (song)|Veronica]], protagonist of a 1989 [[Elvis Costello]] song, his highest-charting in the United States
*Veronica Santangelo, a character in the video game ''[[Fallout New Vegas]]''
*Veronica Liones, a character in the manga series ''[[List of Nanatsu no Taizai characters#Veronica Liones|Nanatsu no Taizai]]''


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 22:02, 9 February 2018

For other uses, see Veronica (disambiguation).
Veronica
Pronunciation/vəˈrɒnɪkə/
Spanish: [beˈɾonika]
GenderFemale
Origin
Word/nameGreek, Latin, Slavic
Meaningshe who brings victory, true image
Other names
Related namesBernice, Berenice

Veronica is a female given name, the Latin transliteration of the Greek name Berenice, Βερενίκη.[1] This was the Macedonian form of the Athenian Φερενίκη, Phereníkē, or Φερονίκη, Pheroníkē, from φέρειν, phérein, to bring, and νίκη, níkê, "victory", i.e. "she who brings victory".[2][3] The Ancient Macedonian form of the name was popularized because of its extensive use as a royal feminine name by the reigning dynasties of the states of the Diadochi of Alexander the Great throughout the Eastern Mediterranean during the Hellenistic age, most notably by the Ptolemies of Egypt and by the Seleucids of Asia. In medieval etymology, Veronica was sometimes wrongly supposed to derive from Latin vera (true) and Greek eikon (image).[4] Its popularity in medieval and modern times is based mainly on the importance in Christianity of Saint Veronica and her Veil of Veronica. Pet forms of Veronica include Ronnie and Roni and the German Frony. In Russian, the pet form is Nika (Ника). "Veronica" is a popular name in many countries in the Mediterranean, Eastern Europe, and Latin America, as well as southern Ireland, France, and French-speaking Canada.

Given name Veronica

Given name Bereniké/Berenice

Ptolemaic and Seleucid queens and royal daughters in Cyrenaica and Egypt

Judean princesses

Modern times

In fiction

  • Veronica Ashford, 1st Countess Ashford, a 19th-century British noblewoman and the founder of aristocratic Ashford family in Resident Evil – Code: Veronica
  • Veronica Lodge, rich teenage girl in the Archie Comics universe
  • Veronica Mars, a television series starring Kristen Bell as the title character
  • Veronica Ronnie Mitchell, a character from the television soap opera EastEnders
  • Veronica Sawyer, a character in the 1989 film Heathers
  • Veronica is one of the "Macaw Sisters" played by Joanna Sawyer in the original 2015 Edinburgh cast of Love Birds: the musical
  • Veronica Reed, dominatrix mother of main character Marten Reed in the webcomic Questionable Content
  • Veronica Madaraki, the surgically manufactured "sister" of the title character in the Franken Fran manga
  • Veronica, protagonist of a 1989 Elvis Costello song, his highest-charting in the United States
  • Veronica Santangelo, a character in the video game Fallout New Vegas
  • Veronica Liones, a character in the manga series Nanatsu no Taizai

References

  1. ^ Harper, Douglas (November 2001). "Veronica". Online Etymology Dictionary. Retrieved 24 August 2007.
  2. ^ Names of Greek origin Archived May 17, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Berenice
  4. ^ Catholic Encyclopedia: St. Veronica
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