|
Veronica is a female given name, the Latin transliteration of the Greek name Berenice, Βερενίκη. This was the Macedonian form of the Athenian Φερενίκη, ''Phereníkē'', or Φερονίκη, ''Pheroníkē'', from φέρειν, ''phérein'', to bring, and νίκη, ''níkê'', "victory", i.e. "she who brings victory".〔(Names of Greek origin )〕〔(Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Berenice )〕 The Ancient Macedonian form of the name was popularized because of its extensive use as a royal feminine name by the reigning dynasties of the states of the Diadochi of Alexander the Great throughout the Eastern Mediterranean during the Hellenistic age, most notably by the Ptolemies of Egypt and by the Seleucids of Asia. In medieval etymology, Veronica was sometimes wrongly supposed to derive from Latin ''vera'' (true) and Greek ''eikon'' (image).〔(Catholic Encyclopedia: St. Veronica )〕 Its popularity in medieval and modern times is based mainly on the importance in Christianity of Saint Veronica and her Veil of Veronica. Pet forms of Veronica include Ronnie and Roni and the German Frony, as well as Vicki. ==List of persons with the given name Veronica== *Saint Veronica *Veronica (singer), American dance music singer *Veronica Ballestrini, American singer *Veronica Belmont, Internet TV and webcasting host *Veronika Bromová, Czech painter *Veronica Campbell-Brown, Jamaican track and field sprint athlete *Veronica Carlson, English model and actress in Hammer horror films. *Veronica Cartwright, American actress *Verónica Castro, Mexican actress *Veronica De La Cruz, CNN News anchor *Veronica Ferres, German actress *Veronica Finn, former pop singer *Veronica Franco, poet and courtesan in sixteenth-century Venice *Veronika Freimanová, Czech actress *Veronika Gajerová, Czech actress *Veronica Guerin, murdered Irish journalist *Veronica Giuliani, Italian mystic *Veronika Grombířová, Czech cyclist *Veronika Jeníková, Czech actress *Veronika Kánská, Czech actress and librarian *Veronika Kubařová, Czech actress *Veronica Lake, American film actress *Veronica Maggio, Swedish pop singer *Veronica Mehta, British Asian singer *Verónica Orozco, Colombian actress and singer *Verónica Páez, Argentine marathon runner *Veronica Perez, Mexican footballer *Veronica Powers, child singer and actress *Veronica Rayne, American pornographic actress *Verónica Ribot, Argentine diver *Veronica Roth, American dystopian author *Veronica Scopelliti, also known as Noemi, an Italian singer *Veronica Scott, American fashion designer, Fuchsia CEO, television personality *Veronika Švábová, Czech artist and actress *Veronica Taylor, American voice actress *Veronica Vera, American sexuality writer and actress *Veronica Varlow, American dancer and actress *Verónica Villarroel, Chilean opera singer *Veronica Williams, Australian football soccer player *Veronika Wallinger, Austrian skier *Veronika Žilková, Czech actress 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Veronica (name)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|