Verena

Where Verena comes from

The dictionaries list Verena as a given name — a female given name from German — but don't trace where it came from. The record below is what the SSA data shows.

  • German
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1890
    Debut at its peak, #825
    #825 among girls with 11 babies — the first year it was published, and still its best.
  2. 1892
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births.
  3. 1982
    Verena Bentele born
    German paralympic biathlete and politician (SPD)
  4. 1985
    Verena Sailer born
    German sprinter
In the dictionary
  • A female given name from German.
Namesakes
  • Verena Sailer · German sprinter, born 1985
  • Verena Bentele · German paralympic biathlete and politician (SPD), born 1982
  • Verena Mayr · Austrian athlete, born 1995
  • Verena · Egyptian saint, 260–344
  • Verena Faißt · German footballer, born 1989

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.