Veronica

== Translingual == === Etymology === From Veronica (“Veronica”), probably after Saint Veronica, possibly for because of the flowers of some European species resembling the image on the Veil of Veronica in some way. === Pronunciation === English: (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /vəˈɹɒnɪkə/ === Proper noun === Veronica f A taxonomic genus within the family Plantaginaceae – many species of herbaceous plants, many with blue flowers, including speedwells. ==== Hypernyms ==== (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids I – clades; Lamiales – order; Plantaginaceae – family; Veroniceae – tribe ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): Veronica subg. Beccabunga, Veronica subg. Chamaedrys, Veronica subg. Cochlidiosperma, Veronica subg. Derwentia, Veronica subg. Digitatae, Veronica subg. Fruticulosae, Veronica subg. Hebe, Veronica subg. Orientales, Veronica subg. Paederotella, Veronica subg. Pellidosperma, Veronica subg. Pocilla, Veronica subg. Pseudolysimachion, Veronica subg. Synthyris, Veronica subg. Veronica – subgenera Veronica officinalis (heath speedwell) – type species; for the numerous other species see Veronica on Wikispecies.Wikispecies === References === Veronica (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Veronica on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Veronica on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons == English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /vəˈɹɒnɪkə/ === Etymology 1 === From the Latin form of Berenice, from Ancient Greek Φερενίκη (Phereníkē). Influenced by the Church Latin phrase vera icon ("true image") associated with the veil of Saint Veronica, who wiped the face of Jesus on the way to Calvary, resulting in an image of his face miraculously appearing on the veil. Doublet of Berenice. ==== Proper noun ==== Veronica A female given name from Ancient Greek. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Spanish Verónica. ==== Proper noun ==== Veronica (plural Veronicas) A surname from Spanish. ===== Statistics ===== According to the 2010 United States Census, Veronica is the 34427th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 658 individuals. Veronica is most common among Hispanic/Latino (77.36%) and White (17.48%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Veronica”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN. === Anagrams === varicone == Latin == === Etymology === Late variant of Berenīcē, influenced by Ecclesiastical Latin vera icon. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. Particularly: “not sure about the origin of that ety, just copying from elsewhere” === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [wɛ.rɔˈniː.ka] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ve.roˈniː.ka] === Proper noun === Veronīca f (genitive Veronīcae); first declension (Late Latin) a female given name ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun. ==== Descendants ==== == Norwegian == === Alternative forms === Veronika === Proper noun === Veronica a female given name, equivalent to English Veronica == Romanian == === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Veronica f a female given name == Swedish == === Alternative forms === Veronika === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Veronica c (genitive Veronicas) Veronica. a female given name == Tagalog == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish Verónica. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /veˈɾonika/ [vɛˌɾoː.n̪ɪˈx̠a] IPA(key): (with nativization) /beˈɾonika/ [bɛˌɾoː.n̪ɪˈx̠a] Rhymes: -onika Syllabification: Ve‧ro‧ni‧ca === Proper noun === Verónicá (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜇᜓᜈᜒᜃ) a female given name from Spanish