Vera?

[RoseWay]

What's the english view on this name? It's a pretty name (to us) and popularish where we're from, although it'd be spelt Vira. Thought Anglicising it though to Vira. Surname '....kov'

I really like Vera. Works well in most languages too - I know a lovely German one.

Old lady name.

Vera Duckworth, great character and people in UK will always make that conne tion. depends if you're happy for that to happen or not.

I love it.

Did not think of Duckworth

Like it and think it will seem less 'oldladyish' with a non-english surname.

Well I'm not english I'm afraid
but I like the meaning (St Vera so Faith) but I don't know if I like the name itself.
I have a friend called Vira and she is lovely, you wouldn't happen to be ukrainian?
Vira I think looks nicer than Vera. But as an actual name...no don't think so.

Definitely Duckworth, sorry.

I know a Vera. I like it.

Slightly comical, old-fashioned.

Vira too much like Virus or Vampira for me.

A mixed bag!

I was worried people wouldn't know how to pronounce Vira, and anyway once they'd heard it they'd say Vera with a Russian/ English pronounciation anyway.

I do like the meaning of faith

On it's own 'Vera' screams "old lady", but, as you've explained in your OP, I think it could work well - it would "read" well in English, which some Eastern European names might not.

whisper DH wants 'Slava' (!) (means glory), his mum's Yaroslava. Just noooo

No no no to Slava. For obvious reasons!

Could be worse, could be Dragoslava! (Actualky, I quite like Slava, but agree it might be difficult in UK).

How about: Vesna, Slavica (likely to be mispronounces, though), Svetlana, Jadranka, Ljiljana (Anglicised to Lilian/a), Jesna, Miljana, Tatjana, Senka?

It's a good comedy name for anyone under 80 I'll give you that!

I bet that most kids under 10 have no idea who Vera Duckworth is....

Love Vera (makes me think Vera Wang!) would use it if it were not French incompatible I have niece called Galina (Russian mother), if it helps!

Absolutely no way.

Why not ?

Is it the accepted shortening of Veronica or is it a name on its own right? My DD's middle name is Veronica and quite a few people have commented positively as in "oooh I like that" - women obviously, the men couldn't give a rats ass

in its own right

I love the name Vera

Vera's lovely and I think it's going to make a comeback soon. Quite right too.