origin of name vera
What does Vera mean, popularity, numerology and more. The name Vera is of Latin origin. The meaning of Vera is true desire. It is also of Russian origin, where its meaning is faith, truth. given name, a patronymic name and a family name. A patronymic name is based on the name of one's father, grandfather, or earlier male ancestor. Russian male patronymic names are formed by adding the suffex-evich or-ovich, female patronymic names by adding the suffex-ovna or-evna.