LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininefirst declension

Veronīca

Veronīca f (genitive Veronīcae)
Classical[wɛ.rɔˈniː.ka]Ecclesiastical[ve.roˈniː.ka]

Meaning

  1. Late Latina female given name

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeVeronīcaVeronīcae
genitiveVeronīcaeVeronīcārum
dativeVeronīcaeVeronīcīs
accusativeVeronīcamVeronīcās
ablativeVeronīcāVeronīcīs
vocativeVeronīcaVeronīcae

Origins

Late variant of Berenīcē, influenced by Ecclesiastical Latin vera icon.

Elsewhere
  • CatalanVerònica
  • EnglishVeronica
  • FrenchVéronique
  • GermanVeronika
  • ItalianVeronica
  • PortugueseVerônica
  • RomanianVeronica
  • SpanishVerónica
  • BulgarianВероника
  • Chinese韋羅妮卡
Serbo-Croatian
  • Cyrillic scriptВероника
  • Latin scriptVeronika

Quick answers

What does Veronīca mean in Latin?
Veronīca, a proper noun, means “a female given name”.
What is the genitive of Veronīca?
The genitive singular is Veronīcae. Veronīca is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Veronīca?
In classical Latin, [wɛ.rɔˈniː.ka]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ve.roˈniː.ka].