Verity
Verity (alias Veretie, Verety, Verita, Veritie, etc.) is a female first name and a surname. As a first name it derives from the Latin feminine noun veritas, meaning "truth". It is thus an equivalent of Alethea, a female first name first used in England circa 1585, derived from the ancient and modern Greek feminine noun αλήθεια (pronounced "al-ee-thia"), meaning "truth". It was adopted in England as a Puritan virtue name, truthfulness being considered as a desirable attribute especially in a female.
| Pronunciation | Ver·i·ty |
|---|---|
| Gender | Female |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Old French |
| Meaning | "Truth" |
| Region of origin | England |
| Other names | |
| Short form(s) | Vez or Vezza, Vita, Vee |
| Related names | Veretie, Verety, Verita, Veritie |
Verity is also a surname, which may have more ancient unrelated origins, possibly being a corruption of a similar word.[1]
First name
- Verity Barton (born 1985), Australian (Queensland) politician
- Verity Firth (born 1973), Australian politician
- Verity James, Australian TV and radio presenter
- Verity Lambert (1935–2007), English television producer
- Verity Rushworth (born 1985), English actress
- Verity Sharp (born 1970), English broadcast radio personality
- Verity Snook-Larby (born 1970), English race walker
- Verity Poldark-Blamey, recurring character in the 2015 television series Poldark
- Verity Simone Carlo, character in the IDW Publishing Transformers comic series
Surname
- Anthony Verity (born 1939), English educationalist and classical scholar
- Charlotte Verity (born 1954), British painter
- Elsie Eleanor Verity (14 August 1894 – 1971), “The First Lady of the motor trade”.
- Hedley Verity (1905–1943), English cricketer
- John Verity (born 1949), English guitarist
- Ruggero Verity (1883–1959), Italian physician and entomologist
- William Verity, Jr. (1917–2007), American businessman and government official
- Other
- Verity (sculpture), a bronze statue made by Damien Hirst
References
- Surnames had been adopted by families in England centuries before the Puritan era
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