Veronica 170993 225220052 2008-07-12T15:06:24Z 83.76.242.202 {{Wikispecies|Veronica}} '''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== {{reflist}} {{disambig}} [[Category:Italian feminine given names]] [[bg:Вероника]] [[da:Veronica]] [[de:Veronica]] [[es:Verónica]] [[fr:Véronique]] [[nl:Veronica]] [[ja:ヴェロニカ]] [[no:Veronica]] [[pl:Weronika]] [[simple:Veronica]]