Thoughts on the name Verity?

[Kghl03]

Thoughts on the name Verity and possible middle names please? Thinking along the lines of Verity Belle or Verity Florence?

I personally really like the name. However, I'm from a very working class background and made a friend called Verity at uni. When I mentioned her to my WC friends, almost all of them laughed at or made some kind of comment about the name being really posh, so the upper middle class connotations of the name might be something to bear in mind if you expect your child to be mixing a lot with working class people.

I used to work with a young teenager called Verity. She was fun, vivacious and kind.

forum.nameberry.com/t/middle-name-for-verity/180927

It's not to my taste - too twee.

Always reminded me of "ferret -y". Sorry

I love it! Not so keen on Belle though.

It is the name of a book by Colleen Hoover and she is a thoroughly unpleasant character so for me, it's tainted by that.

I love it!

I like it. There is one in my daughter's preschool class.

Be warned though. It's hard for little ones to say. My DD has only just stopped calling her Berity.

She's a character in a Jane Austin novel? Or Poldark? Either way, lovely.

Verity Belle sounds like a boat.

I love it but not so keen on Belle. Like Florence a lot but if I was being really fussy I'd say I'm not sure how well it flows with Verity. Are there any family names you like for a middle name?

As for the 'it's very middle class' comment I'd say that was a positive, means it passes the famous MN test: 'can you imagine a judge called that'. Definitely.

Lovely name - a one syllable middle name would go better imo so definitely prefer Belle over Florence

Love Verity . I imagine someone very capable and sensible. I think Verity Jayne is nice but you might think Jayne is a too common middle name.

We used to have a a verity at school. She wasn't in my friend group but when we worked together I found her thoroughly decent and pleasant.

I think it's a great name.

Love it. Verity Florence is nice.

One of my favourite names and I am working class. Think Florence goes well. I don't think belle works.

Lovely, but it's a tough virtue to live up to. Can your DD Verity guarantee to always be truthful? And, if she must be truthful about your new haircut, your sibling's weird-looking baby or her horrible teacher, will you back her up? If not, maybe go for Verona, Veronica or Venetia.

Lovely name and I like the sound of Verity Belle.

Very very twee but it’s fine on the right person. Would it suit you/other people she’ll share genes with? It absolutely wouldn’t suit me. I imagine a Verity to be very petite and very blonde.

I love it, I wanted to use it but DH disagreed.

I think Verity is very sweet but that Belle does not flow and Florence sounds a wrong to me. How about Joy?

It’s a lovely name. There was a Verity at school with me (many years ago when no one had unusual names). It was a working class area but no one batted an eyelid. Well, except my mum who’d wince every time she heard the girl being called Ver’i’ai by all her classmates.

I like it. Knew a Verity Claire once, she said her parents chose the names as they liked the meanings - truth and light - which always stuck with me as being nice.

I love it.
I met. a Veryan once though and I prefer that.

Love it, my favourite girl's name!