Veera: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Veera – Meaning: brave, heroic – Origin: Sanskrit – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: VEE-ruh


Veera is a Sanskrit girl's name meaning “brave, heroic”. It appears in our list of 225+ Hindu Baby Girl Names — Melodious, Sacred, and Full of Meaning.

Meaning & Origin of Veera

Meaning: Brave, heroic.

Origin: Sanskrit.

A common claim: Brave, heroic Actually: This name is sometimes conflated with the unrelated Slavic-derived name 'Vera' (meaning 'faith'); in Hindu/South Indian use it instead comes from Sanskrit वीर (vīra), meaning 'brave, hero.'

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Veera

Phonetic: VEE-ruh   IPA: /ˈviːrə/

Popularity of Veera

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 2006–2024.

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