Given name & surname
Vere
“from the alder tree”
Vere is used as a given name and a surname. One French interpretation is “from the alder tree.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One French interpretation is “from the alder tree.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is French.
How it developed
It entered given-name use through an existing surname.
The story
Its naming history includes the use of a family name as a given name.
Vere through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 210
- 193 boys · 17 girls
- Most popular year
- 1920
- 18 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
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- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1989. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 16 in 1922. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 244 as a first name in 2020; 117 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Vere
- V. Gordon ChildeBritish prehistorian archaeologist (1892–1957)
- Vere BirdPrime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda (1910-1999)
- Vere Ponsonby, 9th Earl of BessboroughBritish politician (1880-1956)
- Vere St. Leger GooldIrish tennis player (1853–1909)
- Vere Beauclerk, 1st Baron VereBritish Baron and politician (1699-1781)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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