Verity
Verity | |
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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 (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. Verity was one of the most popular first names given to girls in Australia.[when?] It is especially associated with parts of Yorkshire and Northern England. Verity is also a surname, which may have more ancient unrelated origins, possibly being a corruption of a similar word.[1] Notable people with the name include:
Female 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 Price, South African singer, songwriter, actress and speaker from the band Verity and the Shades
Verity Rushworth (born 1985), English actress
Verity Sharp (born 1970), English broadcast radio personality
Verity Snook-Larby (born 1970), English race walker
Surname
Anthony Verity (born 1939), English educationalist and classical scholar
Charlotte Verity (born 1954), British painter
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
Lori Verity (born 1975), American chef and business woman
- Other
Verity (sculpture), a bronze statue made by Damien Hirst
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References
^ Surnames had been adopted by families in England centuries before the Puritan era