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Veronika

Meaning — Veronika is the Czech, Slovak, Polish, and broader Slavic form of Veronica, from the Latin phrase "vera icon" meaning "true image" — a name that fused the Latin "verus" (true) with the Greek "eikon" (image). Saint Veronica, the woman who according to tradition wiped Jesus's face with a cloth on the way to Calvary and found his image miraculously imprinted on it, made this name deeply embedded in Catholic devotion. The name has also been interpreted as a Latinized form of the Greek Berenike.·Czech origin·Female·veh-ROH-nih-kah

Veronika Veronika carries the legacy of the woman who performed a small act of compassion in the midst of great suffering — a name associated with mercy, tenderness, and the courage of ordinary human kindness. In contemporary Slavic fiction, characters named Veronika tend to be portrayed as quietly perceptive women whose emotional intelligence exceeds their apparent simplicity.

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VeronikaVeronaVěraNikaVeronica

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Veronika NovákováVeronika DvořákováVeronika ProcházkováVeronika HoráčkováVeronika BlažkováVeronika Krejčí

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