Etymology

vera

V4E1R1A1

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vera · noun1

From Vera Lynn.

vera · noun2

As vega, with the "g" substituted with a "r" to represent risk-free (interest rate).

Vera · proper noun3

Borrowed in the nineteenth century from the Russian virtue name Ве́ра (Véra, “faith”). By folk etymology it has also been explained as Latin vera (“true”).

Vera · proper noun4

From Spanish.

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