Entry № 11234 · Latin origin

Veronica Veronica — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ veh-RON-ih-kah /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Latin
Meaning
"True image"
Syllables
4
First recorded
Medieval (Latin)

A name that means "true image".

Veronica comes from the Late Latin vera icon, meaning "true image" — a reference to Saint Veronica, who according to Christian tradition wiped the face of Jesus on the way to Golgotha, and the cloth retained his image.

Veronica peaked at #58 in 1961. Today it sits in the U.S. top 400.

True image — a Latin name.

The name in its native script.

Veronica
Transliteration
Veronica
Pronunciation
/ vəˈrɒn.ɪ.kə /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Veronica stands.

Veronica does not currently appear in the US Social Security Administration's top 1,000 girls' names, so we don't publish a US rank or birth count for it. That says nothing about the name's standing elsewhere in the world — only that it sits outside the ranked US data we rely on.

Veronicas before her.

Real people
Veronica Lake
American actress.
1922 – 1973
Veronica Mars
Title character of the TV series Veronica Mars.
In fiction
Veronica Lodge
Character in Archie comics.
1941 onward

Names connected to Veronica.

The number behind Veronica.

6

The Nurturer

In Pythagorean numerology the letters of Veronica reduce to 6, The Nurturer. This is a traditional interpretive system, not a factual claim about the name.