Vera

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Thoughts please?

Love it!

Please don't

Try Viva?

You can't genuinely think that's the most lovely girls name in the whole world.

Try thinking about how you'd feel if you had to introduce yourself as Vera.

I'd really like it as my own name, yes. I wouldn't consider giving my child a name I hated.

No, it's awful.

I love it. To me it sounds soft and pretty and I'd put it with names like Fern and Hazel.

I think it's a beautiful name.

Er no.

Vera Duckworth, Coronation Street.

I love it and love the meaning especially but have to admit am put off by the old lady and Corrie association. I do love the actress Vera Farmiga so that balances it a bit for me 😂

My husband is from a Spanish-speaking country so I would be tempted, also love Alma (soul) and Paz (peace).

Please no.
As bad as Maud.

Beautiful, one of the granny chic names that really deserves to come back. I know two under age five.

I don't love but also don't understand the horrified posts.

To me, it sounds timeless, pretty, and similar to words like verity (truth) and verdant (green).

If it's pronounced 'verra' as it is in parts of Eastern Europe, I think it's really beautiful and elegant.

However in the UK it'll be 'veera' and to me that is not an attractive name at all.

Will always have the Duckworth association for me.

I think Hera is cute. Was mentioned on another thread as alternative to Hero.

I like it.

I also pronounce it Vera and not Veera.

I actually prefer the Vee-rah pronounciation.

I know 1 Vera who pronounces it Verrah (to rhyme with terror and I really don’t like it personally and others also mixed up the pronounciation.

Vomiting Vera is the baby on Horrid Henry

Given how Verity and Very are pronounced, Vera should be pronounced Vera and not Veera?!

I know a Veronica nickname Vera (not Veera).

I like old lady names but there are much nicer ones out there than Vera....

Duckworth...

There was a little Vera in my baby group when DC was born 7 years ago. I remember thinking it was an odd choice but obviously the parents loved it. To me it falls in the category of old-fashioned grandma but not pretty, much like Mavis, Beryl, Gertie.

To me it's a granny name but not granny chic. Sorry OP.

Really don't like. It's in the Gladys category for me.