Veronica
Translingual
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Etymology
From Veronica (“Veronica”), probably after Saint Veronica, possibly for because of the flowers of some European species resembling the image on the Veil of Veronica in some way.
Proper noun
Veronica f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Plantaginaceae – many species of herbaceous plants, many with blue flowers, including speedwells.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids I - clades; Lamiales - order; Plantaginaceae - family; Veroniceae
Hyponyms
- (genus): Veronica subg. Beccabunga, Veronica subg. Chamaedrys, Veronica subg. Cochlidiosperma, Veronica subg. Derwentia, Veronica subg. Digitatae, Veronica subg. Fruticulosae, Veronica subg. Hebe, Veronica subg. Orientales, Veronica subg. Paederotella, Veronica subg. Pellidosperma, Veronica subg. Pocilla, Veronica subg. Pseudolysimachion, Veronica subg. Synthyris, Veronica subg. Veronica - subgenera
- Veronica officinalis - type species; for the numerous other species see
''Veronica'' on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Veronica officinalis - type species; for the numerous other species see
References
''Veronica'' (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
''Veronica'' on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
''Veronica'' on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vəˈɹɒnɪkə/
Audio (UK) (file)
Etymology 1
Latin form of Berenice, from Ancient Greek Φερενίκη (Phereníkē). Influenced by the Church Latin phrase vera icon ("true image") associated with the veil of Saint Veronica, who wiped the face of Jesus on the way to Calvary, resulting in an image of His face miraculously appearing on the veil. Doublet of Berenice.
Proper noun
Veronica
- A female given name from Ancient Greek.
- 2007, Anne Enright, The Gathering, Jonathan Cape, →ISBN, page 128:
- My own name, Veronica — an ugly enough thing I had always thought, it sounded like either the ointment or the disease — was one her great favourites. St Veronica wiped the face of Christ on the road to Calvary and He left His face on her tea towel. Or the picture of His face. It was the first-ever photograph, she said.
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Etymology 2
Borrowed from Spanish Verónica.
Proper noun
Veronica (plural Veronicas)
- A surname from Spanish.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Veronica is the 34427th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 658 individuals. Veronica is most common among Hispanic/Latino (77.36%) and White (17.48%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Veronica”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Anagrams
- varicone
Latin
Etymology
Late variant of Berenīcē, influenced by Ecclesiastical Latin vera icon. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /u̯e.roˈniː.ka/, [u̯ɛrɔˈniːkä]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ve.roˈni.ka/, [veroˈniːkä]
Proper noun
Veronīca f (genitive Veronīcae); first declension
- (Late Latin) a female given name
Declension
First-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | Veronīca | Veronīcae |
Genitive | Veronīcae | Veronīcārum |
Dative | Veronīcae | Veronīcīs |
Accusative | Veronīcam | Veronīcās |
Ablative | Veronīcā | Veronīcīs |
Vocative | Veronīca | Veronīcae |
Descendants
- → Bulgarian: Вероника (Veronika)
- → Danish: Veronika
- → English: Veronica
- → Estonian: Veronika
- → Finnish: Veronika
- → French: Véronique
- → Galician: Verónica
- → German: Veronika
- → Hungarian: Veronika
- → Icelandic: Veróníka
- → Italian: Veronica
- → Latvian: Veronika
- → Lithuanian: Veronika
- → Macedonian: Вероника (Veronika)
- → Norwegian: Veronika
- → Polish: Weronika
- → Portuguese: Verônica
- → Romanian: Veronica
- → Russian: Вероника (Veronika)
- → Serbo-Croatian:
- Cyrillic: Вероника
- Latin: Veronika
- → Slovak: Veronika
- → Slovene: Veronika
- → Sorbian: Weronika
- → Spanish: Verónica
- → Swedish: Veronika
- → Ukrainian: Вероніка (Veronika)
Norwegian
Alternative forms
- Veronika
Proper noun
Veronica
- a female given name, equivalent to English Veronica
Romanian
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Proper noun
Veronica f
- a female given name
Swedish
Alternative forms
- Veronika
Proper noun
Veronica c (genitive Veronicas)
- Veronica. a female given name
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Verónica.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /beˈɾonika/, [beˈɾo.nɪ.xɐ]
Proper noun
Veronica
- a female given name from Spanish