Definition
A cloth or handkerchief, especially one with a religious image; also a woman's name or a type of plant.
Etymology
From Latin 'vera' (true) and 'icona' (image), originally referring to the cloth that Saint Veronica used to wipe Jesus's face. The name became associated with the cloth itself, then with the plant that resembles it.
Kelly Says
The story of Veronica's cloth is one of the most touching moments in Christian tradition—showing kindness to a suffering stranger—and that's why the name stuck around for 2,000 years!
Translations
ARالعربية
فيرونيكا
fi-ro-ni-ka
BNবাংলা
বেরোনিকা
be-ro-ni-ka
CACatalà
Verònica
ve-ro-ni-ka
CSČeština
Veronika
ve-ro-ni-ka
DADansk
Veronica
ve-ro-ni-ka
DEDeutsch
Veronika
ve.ʁo.ni.ka
ELΕλληνικά
Βερόνικα
ve-ro-ni-ka
ESEspañol
Verónica
ve-ro-ni-ka
FAفارسی
ورونیکا
vo-ro-ni-ka
FISuomi
Veronica
ve-ro-ni-ka
FRFrançais
Véronique
ve.ʁɔ.nik
HAHA
Veronica
ve-ro-ni-ka
HEעברית
וורוניקה
vo-ro-ni-ka
HIहिन्दी
वेरोनिका
ve-ro-ni-ka
HUMagyar
Veronika
ve-ro-ni-ka
IDBahasa Indonesia
Veronica
ve-ro-ni-ka
IGIG
Veronica
ve-ro-ni-ka
ITItaliano
Veronica
ve-ro-ni-ka
KKKK
Вероника
ve-ro-ni-ka
KMKM
វេរ៉ុនិកា
ve-ro-ni-ka
MRMR
वेरोनिका
ve-ro-ni-ka
MSBahasa Melayu
Veronica
ve-ro-ni-ka
MYမြန်မာ
vapa
ve-ro-ni-ka
NLNederlands
Veronica
ve-ro-ni-ka
NONorsk
Veronica
ve-ro-ni-ka
PLPolski
Weronika
ve-ro-ni-ka
PTPortuguês
Verónica
ve-ro-ni-ka
RORomână
Veronica
ve-ro-ni-ka
RUРусский
Вероника
ve-ro-ni-ka
SVSvenska
Veronica
ve-ro-ni-ka
SWKiswahili
Veronica
ve-ro-ni-ka
TAதமிழ்
வேரோனிகா
ve-ro-ni-ka
TEతెలుగు
వెరోనికా
ve-ro-ni-ka
THไทย
เวโรนิก้า
we-ro-ni-ka
TLTL
Veronica
ve-ro-ni-ka
TRTürkçe
Veronika
ve-ro-ni-ka
UKУкраїнська
Вероніка
ve-ro-ni-ka
URاردو
ورونیکا
vo-ro-ni-ka
VITiếng Việt
Veronica
ve-ro-ni-ka
YOYO
Veronica
ve-ro-ni-ka
ZUZU
Veronica
ve-ro-ni-ka