Verity

For other uses, see Verity (disambiguation).

Verity

Pronunciation	Ver·i·ty
Gender	Female
Origin
Word/name	Old French
Meaning	"Truth"
Region of origin	England
Other names
Short form(s)	Vez or Vezza, Vita, Vee
Related names	Veretie, Verety, Verita, Veritie

Verity (alias Veretie, Verety, Verita, Veritie, etc.) is a female first name and a surname. As a first name it derives from the Latin feminine noun veritas, meaning "truth". It is thus an equivalent of Alethea, a female first name first used in England circa 1585, derived from the ancient and modern Greek feminine noun αλήθεια (pronounced "al-ee-thia"), meaning "truth". It was adopted in England as a Puritan virtue name, truthfulness being considered as a desirable attribute especially in a female. Verity was one of the most popular first names given to girls in Australia. It is especially associated with parts of Yorkshire and Northern England. Verity is also a surname, which may have more ancient unrelated origins, possibly being a corruption of a similar word. Notable people with the name include:

Female first name

• Verity Barton (born 1985), Australian (Queensland) politician
• Verity Firth (born 1973), Australian politician
• Verity James, Australian TV and radio presenter
• Verity Lambert (1935–2007), English television producer
• Verity Price, South African singer, songwriter, actress and speaker from the band Verity and the Shades
• Verity Rushworth (born 1985), English actress
• Verity Sharp (born 1970), English broadcast radio personality
• Verity Snook-Larby (born 1970), English race walker

Surname

• Anthony Verity (born 1939), English educationalist and classical scholar
• Hedley Verity (1905–1943), English cricketer
• John Verity (born 1949), English guitarist
• Ruggero Verity (1883–1959), Italian physician
• William Verity, Jr. (1917–2007), American businessman and government official
• Lori Verity (born 1975), American chef and business woman

Other

• Verity (sculpture), a bronze statue made by Damien Hirst