At a Glance
- Origin
- Italian (place name, pre-Roman origin, disputed)
- Gender
- Girl
- Pronunciation
- vuh-ROH-nuh
Verona is an Italian (place name, pre-Roman origin, disputed) girl's name. It appears in 3 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Verona
Origin: Italian (place name, pre-Roman origin, disputed).
A common claim: Sometimes said to mean 'very honorable,' reading the name as Latin 'ver' + 'ona' Actually: Verona doesn't literally mean 'very honorable'; that's a folk reading of the syllables, not an attested etymology -- the city name's real root is pre-Roman and disputed.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Verona
vuh-ROH-nuhIPA /vəˈroʊnə/
Popularity of Verona
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