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Veronica

Latin
"she who brings victory; true image"
Sophie Kihm
By Sophie Kihm
Updated Tue Sep 30 2025

Veronica Origin and Meaning

The name Veronica is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "she who brings victory; true image".

The name Veronica projects a triple-threat image: at once saintly, sensuous, and strong. The name derives from Berenice, the Latin form of the Greek name Berenike "she who brings victory", with the spelling influenced by the Latin phrase vera icon "true image". Veronica was the name of the compassionate woman who wiped Jesus's face when he was on his way to Calvary and whose cloth was miraculously imprinted with his image: she is now the patron saint of photographers.

Then there was Veronica (born Constance) Lake, the peekaboo blonde of the 1940s, and the sultry, dark-haired rival of Betty in the Archie comics. And, more recently, we've had tough teen private eye, Veronica Mars. Veronica is also the name of an herb with small, bright blue flowers.

Veronica was in the Top 100 from 1972 to 1991, but it might not be too soon for a comeback—sans the dated nickname Ronnie, although hit CW show Riverdale, loosely based on the aforementioned Archie comics, may provide a boost.

# 392 in the US

Veronica Rank in US Top 1000

# 263 on Nameberry

Veronica Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Popularity of the name Veronica

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Famous People Named Veronica

  • Saint Veronica
    1st century pious Jerusalemite
  • Saint Veronica Giuliani
    Italian mystic
  • Veronica Lake (born Constance Frances Marie Ockelman)
    American actress
  • Veronica Chambers
    American writer
  • Veronica Campbell
    Brown, Jamaican Olympic sprinter
  • Veronica Cartwright
    English,American actress
  • Veronica Micle (born Ana Câmpeanu)
    Romanian poet
  • Veronica Anne Roth
    American novelist
  • Verónica Cepede Royg
    Paraguayan tennis player
  • Verónica Judith Sáenz Castro (Alba)
    Mexican actress
  • Verónica Ruiz de Velasco
    Mexican painter
  • Veronica Cochelea
    Cogeanu, Romanian Olympic rower
  • Shirley Veronica Bassey
    Welsh singer
  • Veronica Jo Merrell
    twin sister of Vanessa Merrell, YouTuber, fashion designer
  • Veronica Bennett Spector
    American singer (The Ronettes)
  • Veronica Guerin
    Irish journalist

The name Veronica in Pop Culture

  • Veronica Ganz
    a book character in a series by Marilyn Sachs
  • Veronica "Ronnie" L. Miller
    main character in book/movie 'The Last Song'
  • "Veronica Mars
    " TV series and main character
  • Veronica Cecilia Lodge ("Ronnie" by Archie)
    character in Archie comics and series Riverdale
  • Veronica “Ronnie” Chase
    main character on TV's "Veronica's Closet"
  • Veronica Sawyer
    character in movie/musical 'Heathers'
  • Veronica DiAngelo
    character in the Saddle Club series
  • Veronica Donovan
    character on TV's 'Prison Break'
  • Veronica Rawlings
    character in "Widows"
  • Veronica Ashford
    character in video game 'Resident Evil Code: Veronica'
  • Veronica Santangelo
    character from the video game 'Fallout: New Vegas'
  • Veronica Callahan
    character on TV's 'Mercy'
  • Veronica Fisher
    character on TV's "Shameless"
  • Veronica Hastings
    character on TV's 'Pretty Little Liars'
  • Veronica Maxwell
    character in movie 'Silver Linings Playbook'
  • Veronica
    spider demon on animated series 'American Dragon Jake Long'
  • Veronica
    several characters in 'Ambrose's Vision: Sketches Towards the Creation of a Cathedral' (1980) by Giles Gordon
  • "Veronica
    " song by Elvis Costello
  • The Veronicas
    Australian band
  • Veronica "Vee" Wedge
    character in Blandings Castle series by P. G. Wodehouse
  • Veronica Gorloisen
    character in the movie "The Sorcerer's Apprentice"
  • Veronica McClain
    character in the Netflix series "Voltron: Legendary Defender"
  • Veronica 'Vera' Duckworth
    character on TV's 'Coronation Street'
  • Veronica Duncan
    character on the CBS TV series "Young Sheldon"

International Variations of the name Veronica

  • Verenice
    French
  • Verona
    Czech
  • Veronka
    Czech
  • Véronique
    French
  • Veronike
    Greek
  • Veronika
    Czech
  • Berenike
    Greek
  • Weronikia
    Polish
  • Verone
    French

Nicknames for the name Veronica

  • Vera
    Vera and Veronica just fit. I'd christen my little one Veronica after the saint but nn her Vera