How to say it
ve · RON · i · ca
/vəˈrɒn.ɪ.kə/
Feminine
Veronica
True image
What it means
Latin vera icon, 'true image'; also a Latin reshaping of the Greek Berenice, 'bringer of victory.'
Veronica is usually read as the Latin vera icon, 'true image,' after St. Veronica, who is said to have wiped Christ's face and kept the imprint; it also descends from the Greek Berenice, 'bringer of victory.' It is a wildflower, a classic, and a pop-culture staple, from Archie Comics' Veronica Lodge to teen detective Veronica Mars. Ronnie, Vera, and Nica are the shorts.
Popularity over time
peaked at #68 in 1976, currently #427 in 2025.
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, names given to at least 5 babies in a year, 1880–present. See where the names are moving
Heads-up notes
- Nickname
Ronnie, Vera, and Nica all come from it.
- Pop culture
Veronica Lodge of Archie Comics; Veronica Mars.
Who's worn it
Historical figures, characters, and public faces who share the name. The cultural surface, for whatever weight you want to give it.
- St. Veronica who, by tradition, wiped Christ's face on the road to Calvary
- Veronica Lake 1940s Hollywood star
Spelling variants
- Verónica
- Veronika
- Weronika
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