Verity (''alias'' Veretie, Verety, Verita, Veritie, etc.) is a female first name and a surname. As a first name it derives from the Latin feminine noun ''veritas'', meaning "

truth Truth is the property of being in accord with fact or reality.Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionarytruth 2005 In everyday language, truth is typically ascribed to things that aim to represent reality or otherwise correspond to it, such as beliefs ...

". It is thus an equivalent of

Alethea Alethea is an English-language female first name derived from the Ancient Greek feminine noun grc, ἀλήθεια, alḗtheia, truth, label=none; ().Campbell. It is thus an equivalent of the name Verity, from the Latin feminine noun ''veritas'', ...

, a female first name first used in England ''circa'' 1585, derived from the ancient and modern Greek feminine noun ''αλήθεια'' (pronounced "al-ee-thia"), meaning "truth". It was adopted in England as a

Puritan The Puritans were English Protestants in the 16th and 17th centuries who sought to purify the Church of England of Catholic Church, Roman Catholic practices, maintaining that the Church of England had not been fully reformed and should become m ...

and

Quaker Quakers are people who belong to a historically Protestant Christian set of Christian denomination, denominations known formally as the Religious Society of Friends. Members of these movements ("theFriends") are generally united by a belie ...

virtue name Virtue names, also known as grace names, are used as personal names in a number of cultures. They express virtues that the parents wish their child to embody or be associated with. In the English-speaking world, beginning in the 16th century, the Pu ...

, truthfulness being considered as a desirable attribute especially in a female, and following a new

Protestant Protestantism is a Christian denomination, branch of Christianity that follows the theological tenets of the Reformation, Protestant Reformation, a movement that began seeking to reform the Catholic Church from within in the 16th century agai ...

tradition of naming children after virtues instead of saints in order to avoid idolatry. Verity is also a surname, which may have more ancient unrelated origins, possibly being a corruption of a similar word.Surnames had been adopted by families in England centuries before the Puritan era

First name

Verity Crawley Verity Crawley (born July 19, 1994), is an English professional bowler who competes on the Professional Women's Bowling Association (PWBA) Tour in the United States. She moved from England to the US in 2012 to join the bowling program at Webber ...

(born 1994), English professional bowler *

Verity Barton Verity Mary Barton (born 6 August 1985) is an Australian politician. She was the LNP member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland for Broadwater from 2012 to 2017. She defeated Peta-Kaye Croft at the 2012 state election and was re-elect ...

(born 1985), Australian (Queensland) politician *

Verity Firth Verity Helen Firth (born 28 August 1973) is the Pro Vice-Chancellor (Social Justice and Inclusion) at the University of Technology Sydney. She was the chief executive officer of the Public Education Foundation in Australia and is a former poli ...

(born 1973), Australian politician * Verity James, Australian TV and radio presenter * Verity Lambert (1935–2007), English television producer * Verity Rushworth (born 1985), English actress * Verity Sharp (born 1970), English broadcast radio personality *

Verity Snook-Larby Verity Beatrice Snook-Larby (born November 13, 1970) is a retired female race walker from Scotland, who also represented Great Britain Great Britain is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the northwest coast of continental Europe. ...

(born 1970), English race walker

Fictional characters

*Verity Poldark-Blamey, recurring character in the 2015 television series '' Poldark'' *Verity Price, character in the ''

InCryptid InCryptid is a series of urban fantasy novels by American author Seanan McGuire, published by DAW Books. They follow multiple generations of a family of cryptozoologists who protect supernatural beings from discovery by humankind. Books # ''D ...

'' novel series *Verity Simone Carlo, character in the IDW Publishing ''Transformers'' comic series

Surname

Anthony Verity Anthony Courtenay Froude Verity (born 25 February 1939) is an educationalist and classical scholar and was Master of Dulwich College from 1986 to 1995. Early life He was born the son of Arthur and Alice Kathleen Verity. He was educated at Queen E ...

(born 1939), English educationalist and classical scholar *

Charlotte Verity Charlotte Verity, Lady Le Brun (born 1954) is a painter living and working in London, UK. A monograph on her work, ''Charlotte Verity'' was published by Ridinghouse, in November 2016. Biography Born in Germany, Verity attended the Slade Scho ...

(born 1954), British painter *

Elsie Eleanor Verity Elsie Eleanor Verity (14 August 1894 – 9 June 1971) was known as "The First Lady of the motor trade". Biography Elsie Eleanor Verity was also known as Miss E E Verity and was born in Barton upon Irwell, Lancashire, in 1894 to William and Lil ...

(14 August 1894 – 1971), "The First Lady of the motor trade" *

Hedley Verity Hedley Verity (18 May 1905 – 31 July 1943) was a professional cricketer who played for Yorkshire and England between 1930 and 1939. A slow left-arm orthodox bowler, he took 1,956 wickets in first-class cricket at an average of 14.90 ...

(1905–1943), English cricketer *

Jake Verity Jake Shaw Verity (born December 23, 1997) is an American football placekicker who is a free agent. He played college football at East Carolina and was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Baltimore Ravens in 2021. Early life Verity attende ...

(born 1997), American football player * John Verity (born 1949), English guitarist *

Ruggero Verity Ruggero Verity or Roger Verity (20 May 1883 – 4 March 1959) was an Anglo-Italian entomologist who specialised in butterflies and a physician. Life Roger Verity was born in Florence on 20 May 1883, the elder son of Richard Henry Manners Verity ...

(1883–1959), Italian physician and entomologist * William Verity Jr. (1917–2007), American businessman and government official ;Other: * ''Verity'' (sculpture), a bronze statue made by Damien Hirst

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