Veronica
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'''Veronica''' is a female [[given name]], the [[Latin]] form of the [[Greek language|Greek]] name [[Berenice]], Εφερονίκη,<ref>{{cite web|last=Harper|first=Douglas|url=http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=Veronica|title=Veronica|work=Online Etymology Dictionary|month=November|year=2001|accessdate=2007-08-24}}</ref> which in turn is derived from Greek ''pherein'' (bring) and ''nikê'' (victory), meaning "she who brings victory".<ref>[http://www.cedarseed.com/air/greeknames.html Names of Greek origin<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://www.behindthename.com/name/berenice Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Berenice<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> In [[medieval etymology]], Veronica was sometimes wrongly supposed to derive from Latin ''vera'' (true) and Greek ''eikon'' (image).<ref>[http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15362a.htm Catholic Encyclopedia: St. Veronica<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Its popularity in medieval and modern times is based mainly on the importance in Christianity of [[Saint Veronica]] and her ''[[Veil of Veronica]]''.
==Media==
*[[Radio Veronica]]
*[[Veronica (TV channel)]]
==Music==
*[[Veronica (singer)]], an [[United States|American]] dance singer
*[[Veronica (song)|"Veronica" (song)]], a song by [[Elvis Costello]]
*[[Veronica Mehta]], a British Asian singer
*[[The Veronicas]], the twin sister [[pop rock]] group from Australia
*[[Verónica Orozco]], a Colombian actress and singer.
==Literature==
*''[[Veronica (novel)|Veronica]]'' is a [[2005 in literature|2005]] novel by [[Mary Gaitskill]]
*[[Veronica Lodge]] - rich teenage girl in the [[Archie Comics]] universe
==People==
*[[Veronica Belmont]], Internet TV & Webcasting host
*[[Veronica Campbell-Brown]]; a Jamaican track and field sprint athlete
*[[Veronica Castro]]; Mexican actress and Mexican Soap Opera Queen
*[[Veronica De La Cruz]]; a CNN News anchor
*[[Veronica Finn]]; a former pop singer
*[[Veronica Franco]]; a poet and courtesan in sixteenth-century Venice
*[[Veronica Guerin]]; Irish journalist
*[[Veronica Giuliani]]; Italian mystic
*[[Veronica Lake]]; American film actress
*[[Verónica Páez]]; Argentine marathon runner
*[[Veronica Ruiz de Velasco]]; a neo-figurative Mexican artist
==Places==
*[[Verónica, Buenos Aires|Verónica]], a city in the province of [[Buenos Aires (province)|Buenos Aires]], [[Argentina]]
*[[Vero Beach]], beach of [[Florida]]
==Science and technology==
*V.E.R.O.N.I.C.A. ([[Veronica_(computer)|Very Easy Rodent-Oriented Net-Wide Index to Computer Archives]]) - computer search engine for [[Gopher_protocol|Gopher]].
*[[Veronica (plant)|''Veronica'']], the [[Speedwell]]s, a genus of [[plant]]s.
==Television==
*[[Veronica (TV channel)]], a television channel in The Netherlands
*[[Veronica Mars]], a television series starring [[Kristen Bell]]
==Other==
*Veronica, a technique in [[Spanish-style bullfighting]]
==References==
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