Vera is pronounced VAIR-uh. Meaning “faith” and pronounced in its native Russian VYAIR-ah, the name was popularized in the West around the turn of the 20th century.
Is Vera a Russian name?
Vera (Cyrillic: Ве́ра Véra, “faith”) is a female first name of Slavic origin, and by folk etymology it has also been explained as Latin vera meaning true. The name Vera has been used in the English speaking world since the 19th century and was popular in the early 20th century.
