Veronica
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Veronica is a Latin name meaning “true image,” with Veronique and Veronika as foreign forms and Ronnie and Vera as nicknames. By legend, Saint Veronica wiped Jesus’s face with her veil as he carried the cross, and the cloth kept the image of his face, though she never appears in the Bible itself. Veronica is also linked to the Greek Berenice, meaning “bringer of victory.” Famous bearers include 1940s film star Veronica Lake and Archie’s Veronica Lodge, and journalist Veronica Quaife falls for the doomed scientist in the 1986 film The Fly.
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Usage of Veronica in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Veronica against each list of names.
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Dutch
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English
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Georgian
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German
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Indonesian
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Irish
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Japanese
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Veronica is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Veronica in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 730 girls were named Veronica, making it the #427 girls' name in the US. Since 1880, 223,775 girls have been named Veronica, with the most (4,378) in 1980. It is most common, relative to births, in Montana, Minnesota and New Mexico.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Veronica in other languages
- Veronika Czech, Estonian, German, Hungarian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Norwegian, Swedish
- Véronique Dutch, French
- Вероника Russian, Serbian
- Veronique Dutch
- Verónica Spanish
- Verónika Icelandic
- Weronika Polish
Veronica name days
- February 4 Norway
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Storms named Veronica
Tropical storms, hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones that have been named Veronica, newest first.
| Storm | Year | Ocean | Peak wind |
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| Cyclone Veronica (Category 4) | 2019 | South Indian Ocean | 241 km/h |
Source: IBTrACS, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Peak wind is the highest sustained wind recorded for the storm.
Towns named Veronica
There are 46 towns and villages with Veronica in their name, in 10 countries.
🇲🇽 Mexico 25🇧🇷 Brazil 6🇵🇭 Philippines 6🇦🇷 Argentina 2🇧🇴 Bolivia 2🇨🇦 Canada 1🇨🇴 Colombia 1🇬🇹 Guatemala 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| La Verónica | Michoacán, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 425 | Map |
| Verónica | Chihuahua, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 146 | Map |
| Veronica | Lima region, 🇵🇪 Peru | 76 | Map |
| La Verónica | Veracruz, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 36 | Map |
| La Verónica | Veracruz, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 6 | Map |
| Santa Verónica | Veracruz, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 6 | Map |
| Santa Verónica | Nuevo León, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 5 | Map |
| La Verónica | Veracruz, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 4 | Map |
| Santa Verónica | Campeche, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 4 | Map |
| La Veronica | Tunapuna/Piarco, 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Veronica
There are 8 lakes and reservoirs with Veronica in their name, in 2 countries.
🇨🇦 Canada 7🇺🇸 United States 1
| Name | Where | |
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| Lac Veronica | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Veronica Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Veronica Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Veronica Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Veronica Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Veronica Lake | Manitoba, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Veronica Lake | Yukon, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Veronica Pond | Minnesota, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Veronica songs
10 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Veronica in their title. The best known:
- Veronica – Elvis Costello (1989)
- Veronica – Cornelis Vreeswijk (1972)
- Veronica / Misschien wordt 't morgen beter – Cornelis Vreeswijk (1972)
- Veronica sorry – Peter Koelewijn (1974)
- Veronica vrij – Ben Cramer
- Veronica, n.2 – Baustelle (2018)
- ST. VERONICA (Champneys)
- ST. VERONICA (Shaw)
- VERONICA
- Veronica – Cornelis Vreeswijk
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Veronica
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Veronica.
Veronica Avluv
Veronica Belmont
Veronica Bonilla
Veronica Borsi
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Fictional characters named Veronica
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Veronica as a pet name
FurryName has found 26 dogs named Veronica in public pet registers, making it the #4,452 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Toronto (3), Victoria (1), Seattle (1). Veronica as a dog name →
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