vera
ベラ
解説 Definition
英語圏・ロシア語圏の女性名。ラテン語で「真実」を意味する。
Vera is a feminine given name used in English-speaking and Russian-speaking communities. In Western European naming traditions it is commonly associated with Latin verus, meaning “true,” while its Russian use also connects with the word for “faith.”
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
人名なので通常は Vera と語頭を大文字にします。ラテン語 verus「真実の」と結び付け、verify「確かめる」や verity「真実」を連想すると、入力の語源説明と名前のイメージをまとめて覚えられます。一方、ロシア語の Vera は「信仰」と結び付くため、使用言語によって背景が異なる点にも注意しましょう。
Remember Vera as a feminine name and capitalize the V. For its Latin association, connect Vera with verify and verity, words built on the idea of truth: a person verifies whether something is true, and verity means truth. This creates a reliable vocabulary network rather than a sound-based trick. Also note that Russian Vera has an additional direct association with “faith.” The name may therefore carry different historical nuances in different languages, even though English writes both forms as Vera.
例文
Vera Wang is a world-renowned fashion designer.
ヴェラ・ワンは世界的に有名なファッションデザイナーです。
The name Vera comes from a Latin word meaning 'truth'.
ベラという名前はラテン語で「真実」を意味する言葉に由来します。
Vera has been teaching piano lessons for thirty years.
ベラは30年間ピアノのレッスンを教えてきました。
vera の類義語・関連語
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vera の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ラテン語 verus（真実の）に由来する女性名。「真実の人」という意味を持つ。verify（検証する）やverity（真実）も同じ語根 ver- から派生。真実・誠実さを象徴する名前として古くから使われてきた。
Vera is traditionally associated in Western Europe with Latin verus, “true,” whose feminine form is vera. The same Latin root appears in English words such as verify and verity. The name is also well established in Russian, where vera is the ordinary word for “faith,” giving that tradition a distinct but equally genuine source. Its international use may therefore reflect more than one closely overlapping naming history.
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