The Name Vera
Vera is a female name of Slavic origin meaning “faith”. Below are the forms of the name, name days in the Orthodox calendar, character by tradition, numerology, the first letter, talismans and compatibility with other names.
Origin and meaning
Vera is a female name of Slavic origin. Meaning: “faith”. A Russian translation (calque) of the Greek name Πίστις, “faith”.
Forms of the name
| Full form | Vera |
| Short forms | Verochka |
| Affectionate forms | Verusya |
Name days (angel’s day)
| September 30 | Martyrs Faith, Hope and Love (Vera, Nadezhda and Lyubov) and their mother Sophia |
A name day is the feast of the saint after whom a person was baptised. If several saints share the name, custom is to celebrate the first feast after the birthday. Shown here are the main feasts in the calendar of the Russian Orthodox Church, with civil (Gregorian) dates.
Character by tradition
In name descriptions Vera is a whole-hearted, principled and sensible nature. She is honest, reliable and demanding of herself and others. She can be strict and reserved in her feelings. Her strength is firmness and devotion.
Name numerology
Letters of the name Vera («Вера») in the Russian 1–9 table: В 3 + Е 6 + Р 9 + А 1 = 19 → 1. The sum is reduced to one digit; the master numbers 11, 22 and 33 are kept.
Name number 1 — will and leadership. One is the number of the first: independence, initiative, readiness to answer for decisions. It is easier for the bearer to start and lead than to adapt; the weak spot is stubbornness and impatience with other people’s pace.
Vowels give the soul number 7 (analysis and intuition), consonants the personality number 3 (communication and creativity). Inner motive: analysis and intuition; outer manner: communication and creativity. Such a gap is not bad in itself: others see one side, close people know the other.
In Slavic Cyrillic numerals (using the modern spelling of the name): В=2 + Е=5 + Р=100 + А=1 = 108, reduced to 9. Letters that had no numeric value are skipped. This is an additional digit, not a second name number: meanings for the Cyrillic numerals were added in the 20th century, modeled on Western numerology.
More: name number with surname, Slavic Cyrillic numerals, number meanings.
First letter and letters of the name
In letter reading — a popular tradition of interpreting letters — the first letter of the name matters most: it sets the main tone of character. The other letters add shades.
В — sociability and realism. Ease in making contacts, a creative approach to life, the ability to set realistic goals; closeness to nature.
Other letters: Е — self-expression; Р — confidence and courage; А — beginning and action.
Talismans of the name
Name books usually derive talismans from the name number and its planet; lists differ between authors. Here we follow Cheiro (“Book of Numbers”): number 1 is linked with the Sun.
| Planet | Sun |
| Stones | topaz, amber, yellow diamond |
| Colours | gold, yellow, orange |
| Favourable days | Sunday |
Compatibility with other names
In numerology, compatibility of names is judged by their numbers. Number 1 goes most easily with 2 and 6, and has more friction with 1 and 8.
Goes well with: Artem, Boris, Vadim, Valentin, Elisey, Kuzma, Leonid, Luka, Ruslan, Stanislav.
More friction with: Valeriy, Nazar, Petr, Sergey, Trofim, Yuriy.
Check a couple precisely: compatibility by name.
Outcome
The name Vera carries the meaning “faith”. Name number 1 — will and leadership; first letter V — sociability and realism. Inner wishes (analysis and intuition) and outer manner (communication and creativity) differ: a person with this name needs close people to see more than what is shown. Name days: September 30.