Given name & surname
Verona
“woman from Verona”
Verona may reflect the Italian city or a shortened form of Veronica; the exact route is uncertain.
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Italian interpretation is “woman from Verona.” Its derivation is not certain.
Where it comes from
A possible origin is Italian, although the derivation remains uncertain.
How it developed
Verona is a short form of Veronica. In German usage, Verona is a short form of Veronika.
The story
Verona appears as the daughter’s name in Sinclair Lewis’s Babbitt. This literary use helped make the spelling familiar, without settling whether its origin is the place name or Veronica.
Verona through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,314
- 0 boys · 4,314 girls
- Most popular year
- 1920
- 111 babies
- 2025
- 25
- #5,227 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −26%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 25 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 5,227 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 25.9% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 111 in 1920. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,266 as a first name in 2020; 580 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.
Verona’s family of names
Verona is a short form of Veronica. Verona has a related form in Veronia. In German usage, Verona is a short form of Veronika.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 9
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Veronicafull form
- Vernacontraction
- Veronikafull form · German
- Verronalikely variant
- Veroniavariant
- Veronnalikely variant
- Veronaevariant
- Veronaavariant
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People named Verona
- Verona PoothGerman television personalityborn 1968
- Verona van de LeurDutch former gymnast, adult movie performerborn 1985
- Verona ElderBritish athleteborn 1953
- Verona MurphyIrish politicianborn 1971
- Verona VerbakelBelgian actressborn 1992
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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