Vera
/beɾa/from spelling rules
Vera is a Spanish female given name.
Vera is used as a female given name. Señor Vera is used when addressing a man named Vera formally. Doctora Vera is an appropriate title if the person named Vera holds a doctorate.
How do you pronounce it?
/beɾa/
Did you know?
- In a surprising linguistic twist, the word vera appears in the Spanish name for the aromatic 'verawood', which was borrowed directly from English.
- The name Vera is also the name of a valley in Extremadura, which produces a world-famous smoked paprika called Pimentón de la Vera.
- In archaic Spanish, vera can function as the feminine version of vero, which was used to describe something as 'real' or 'true'.
Examples in context
- Vera vive en la misma calle que tú.Vera lives on the same street as you.This sentence illustrates the use of Vera as a subject in a sentence.Tatoeba #10832220 by carlosalberto, translation #10832211 by carlosalberto
- ¿Cómo está usted, Señora Vera?How are you, Mrs. Vera?
- Señorita Vera, ¿me podría ayudar?Miss Vera, could you help me?
- Señor Vera, ¿podría darnos su opinión?Mr. Vera, could you give us your opinion?
- Doctora Vera, ¿tiene algún consejo sobre esto?Doctor Vera, do you have any advice on this?
- Hola Vera, ¿cómo estás hoy?Hi Vera, how are you today?
- Buenas tardes, Señora Vera. Me gustaría hacerle algunas preguntas sobre el informe.Good afternoon, Mrs. Vera. I would like to ask you some questions about the report.
- Vera, ¿quieres venir a mi fiesta de cumpleaños este sábado?Vera, do you want to come to my birthday party this Saturday?
- Vera es una persona muy amable.Vera is a very kind person.
- ¿Conoces a Vera?Do you know Vera?
Example conversation
Sofía and Javier are talking in a cafe.
- SofíaJavier, ¿has visto a Vera?Javier, have you seen Vera?
- JavierNo, no la he visto hoy.No, I haven't seen her today.
- SofíaElla me llamó esta mañana.She called me this morning.
- JavierTal vez Vera te escribirá luego.Maybe Vera will write to you later.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries vera, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
