Thoughts on the name Verity?

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I’m leaning towards it but worried about lack of nickname potential! Would love to hear thoughts

Pretty name. Why would she need a nickname?

I love the name.

i have a friend called Verity, who is as lovely as her name, but doesn’t have a nickname.

A valid point! From experience though all 3 syllable+ names do seem to get shortened to something and not sure I’m keen on ‘Very’ as an inevitable nickname…

I really dislike it, don’t know why.

Sounds like a secretary from the typing pool in 1959 who wears horn rimmed glasses.

I know an awesome Verity in her late teens. Sometimes known as Vee, but she's usually just Verity.

I love it and would also just say V or Vee for a nickname!

It’s lovely ❤️

I like it. But, my son once had a girlfriend called Verity, who was known as “Ferrety”

I hate nicknames so that is a plus for me.

far too strong of an association with the book though. I believe there is also a movie coming out. I would google and make sure you understand the cultural connotations once that happens.

Pretty name, not overused or difficult to spell or pronounce, love it!

I went to uni with a Verity, lovely name, she went by V, but her mum called her Ritzy (very posh horsey type)

I think it's a lovely name.

I know an 8 year old Verity , lovely.

I know of an adult Verity, nickname Vez.

That Black Mirror episode ruined it for me. Otherwise, a nice name.

Love it, nice meaning. I have two friends called Verity, one is only ever Verity and one is sometimes "V", which I also think is cool.

Sorry I’m not too keen - it’s got posh, “stand-off ish” vibes to me. I’d like it more if it had a useable friendly-sounding nn for day to day use.

Awful
opposite of pretty

I know 2 Verities. I've about 50, one about 15. Both known just as Verity. Both nice people. I like the name, but I do like virtue names as a whole. Who wouldn't want to be called "Truth".

I love it. I’ve known two, one was always Verity and the other sometimes Vee.

So pretty. Absolutely love it. My kids would say she could be called Bitty when she's tiny x

I dislike it for some reason. I feel like there must have been a horrible Verity in some children's story that I have forgotten reading.

I also strongly dislike the idea of a name that means 'Truth'. It feels dogmatic and overly certain, like the family has a very rigid moral code.

It also makes me think of Trump's social media platform, Truth Social

Beautiful name. I wouldn’t shorten it - it’s easy to say!

I love it. It was the name I was planning to use if my IVF had worked and it was a girl. Name meanings are really important to me and I love that it means truth.