Meaning of the nameVerônica
- Female
- Greek origin
- Latin origin
- Ve-rô-ni-ca
Verônica is a feminine name that comes from the Late Latin Veronica, a variant of Berenice, from the Greek Φερενίκη, a name meaning 'she who brings victory'.
Meaning
“late variant of Berenice, 'she who brings victory'”
Source: Behind the Name: Veronica · Behind the Name: Berenice
- People (2022)
- 111,883
- Rank in Brazil
- #291
- Median age
- 39 years
- 2010 Census
- 119,827
- people
Verônica in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Verônica, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (27,599 people).
111,467 women 416 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Verônica is most common
States with the highest share of people named Verônica in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Paraíba 0.096%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.096%
- Pernambuco 0.095%
- Sergipe 0.084%
- Alagoas 0.073%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 21,466 | 0.048% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 15,412 | 0.096% |
| Minas Gerais | 8,697 | 0.042% |
| Pernambuco | 8,616 | 0.095% |
| Bahia | 8,250 | 0.058% |
| Paraná | 5,824 | 0.051% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 5,626 | 0.052% |
| Ceará | 5,025 | 0.057% |
| Santa Catarina | 4,306 | 0.057% |
| Paraíba | 3,824 | 0.096% |
| Goiás | 2,634 | 0.037% |
| Maranhão | 2,337 | 0.035% |
| Espírito Santo | 2,303 | 0.060% |
| Alagoas | 2,269 | 0.073% |
| Pará | 2,096 | 0.026% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 2,032 | 0.062% |
| Sergipe | 1,863 | 0.084% |
| Amazonas | 1,569 | 0.040% |
| Distrito Federal | 1,500 | 0.053% |
| Mato Grosso | 1,450 | 0.040% |
| Piauí | 1,447 | 0.044% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 1,090 | 0.040% |
| Rondônia | 788 | 0.050% |
| Tocantins | 619 | 0.041% |
| Acre | 393 | 0.047% |
| Roraima | 327 | 0.051% |
| Amapá | 120 | 0.016% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Verônica
Wiktionary records Verônica as inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Veronica, a learned borrowing from Late Latin Veronica, a variant of Berenice, from Greek Φερενίκη. Behind the Name gives Berenice the meaning 'bringing victory', from phero, 'to bring', and nike, 'victory', and says the spelling Veronica was influenced by the ecclesiastical Latin expression vera icon, 'true image'. Almost always feminine, the name was most often given in the 1970s and 1980s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 111,883 people named Verônica, with a median age of 39; proportionally, it is most common in Paraíba.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Verônica · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Wiktionary: Veronica · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Veronica · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: Berenice · behindthename.com · meaning
Questions about the name Verônica
What does the name Verônica mean?
Verônica means “late variant of Berenice, 'she who brings victory'”, according to Behind the Name.
How many people are named Verônica in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 111,883 people with the first name Verônica, which ranks it number 291 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Verônica a boy's or a girl's name?
Verônica is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 111,467 women and 416 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Verônica?
Verônica is a name of Greek and Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Verônica most common?
Proportionally, in Paraíba: 0.096% of the state's population is named Verônica (3,824 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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