How to pronounce Vera?

VAIR-uh. Meaning "faith" and pronounced in its native Russian VYAIR-ah, the name was popularized in the West around the turn of the 20th century. Though commonly pronounced VEER-uh during this period, the default international pronunciation VAIR-uh has assumed prominence in the US and UK, lending the name fresh elegance, strength, and sophistication.

First Name

Russian/Slavic

Faith

VAIR-uh. Meaning "faith" and pronounced in its native Russian VYAIR-ah, the name was popularized in the West in the early 20th century. Though commonly pronounced VEER-uh during this period, the default international pronunciation VAIR-uh has assumed prominence in the US and UK, lending the name fresh elegance, strength, and sophistication.

First Name

Serbia

Female

Vera is pronounced VAIR-uh. Meaning "faith" and pronounced in its native Russian VYAIR-ah, the name was popularized in the West around the turn of the 20th century. Though commonly pronounced VEER-uh during this period, the default international pronunciation VAIR-uh has assumed prominence in the US and UK, lending the name fresh elegance, strength, and sophistication.

First name

Russian/Slavic

Faith

v-e-rr-a

Ve'-rah

Like aloe vera or Vera Wang. Think replacing the 'y' in the word "very" with an 'ah' sound.

Vera Wang, aloe Vera

Latin

True or Truth

The name is originally Russian, meaning "faith", and is pronounced in its native tongue something like VYAIR-ah, with a touch of a rolled "r". It became popular in the West around the turn of the 20th century and, though spelled Vera in English, was commonly pronounced VEE-rah in both the US and UK. This phonetic disconnect has fallen by the wayside in recent times, however. The default international pronunciation VAIR-rah has rapidly gained prominence, lending this once dated name fresh elegance, strength, and sophistication.

First name

Russian, Slavic

Faith

The name is originally Russian, meaning "faith", and is pronounced in its native tongue something like VYAIR-ah, with a touch of a rolled "r". It became popular in the West around the turn of the 20th century and, though spelled Vera in English, was commonly pronounced VEE-rah in both the US and UK. This phonetic disconnect has fallen by the wayside in recent times, however. The default international pronunciation VAIR-uh has rapidly gained prominence, lending this once dated name fresh elegance, strength, and sophistication.

Russian

French

Russian

First Name

Spanish

Female

First Name

Bulgarian

Female

first name

italian

Female

true

Vera Wang, aloe Vera

Latin

True or Truth

First name

Russian, Slavic

Faith

The name is originally Russian, meaning "faith", and is pronounced in its native tongue something like VYAIR-ah, with a touch of a rolled "r". It became popular in the West around the turn of the 20th century and, though spelled Vera in English, was commonly pronounced VEE-rah in both the US and UK. This phonetic disconnect has fallen by the wayside in recent times, however. The default international pronunciation VAIR-uh has rapidly gained prominence, lending this once dated name fresh elegance, strength, and sophistication.

First Name

Russian/Slavic

Faith

VAIR-uh. Meaning "faith" and pronounced in its native Russian VYAIR-ah, the name was popularized in the West in the early 20th century. Though commonly pronounced VEER-uh during this period, the default international pronunciation VAIR-uh has assumed prominence in the US and UK, lending the name fresh elegance, strength, and sophistication.

First name

Russian/Slavic

Faith

first name

vye-ra
vye - 'e' is pronounced as 'e' in pet
ra - rhymes with pa

Origin: Russian
Gender: Female

vEE-r-uh
vEE-r-AA