Vera
Usually a girl's name
- Literal meaning
- Russian for 'faith'; in English use since the 1800s Well attested
Often explained as Latin vera, 'true'; one dictionary calls that folk etymology for this name, though a medieval Latin Vera did exist.
- Origin
- Russian
- Popularity
US 2025: #205 (girls) · England and Wales 2025: #719
Popularity: US Social Security Administration 2025; Office for National Statistics 2025, England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
This name's meaning doesn't link to one of the five elements, so it isn't matched to a chart here.