Vera may refer to:

Names

Vera (surname) Vera is an Italian and Spanish surname. Notable persons with that surname include: * Alejo Vera (1834–1923), Spanish painter * Alfredo Vera Vera (1910–1999), Ecuadorian politician * Alfonso Vera (born 1974), Mexican radio and television host * ...

, a surname (including a list of people with the name) *

Vera (given name) Vera (: ''Véra'', "faith") is a female given name of Slavic origin. In Slavic languages, Vera means faith. The name Vera has been used in the English speaking world since the 19th century and was popular in the early 20th century. In Turkish Vera ...

, a given name (including a list of people and fictional characters with the name) **Vera (), archbishop of the archdiocese of Tarragona

Places

Spain

Vera, Almería Vera is a municipality of Almería province, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. Today Vera is one of the most important commercial centres in the region, with a thriving traditional core and a number of supermarkets and commerc ...

, a municipality in the province of Almería, Andalusia * Vera de Bidasoa, a municipality in the autonomous community of Navarra *

La Vera La Vera is a comarca (county, but with no administrative role) in Extremadura, western Spain. The largest town is Jaraíz de la Vera Jaraíz de la Vera () is a municipality located in the province of Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain. According to t ...

, a comarca in the province of Cáceres, Extremadura

United States

* Vera, Illinois, an unincorporated community * Vera, Kansas, a ghost town * Vera, Missouri, an unincorporated community * Vera, Oklahoma, a town *

Vera, Texas Vera is an unincorporated community in Knox County, Texas, United States. It lies on U.S. Highway 82 in the east-central portion of the county near the Baylor County line, and had an estimated population of 50 in 2000. History Vera was origina ...

, an unincorporated community * Vera, Virginia, an unincorporated community * Veradale, Washington, originally known as Vera, CDP

Elsewhere

* Vera, Santa Fe, a city in the province of Santa Fe, Argentina * Vera Department, an administrative subdivision (departamento) of the province of Santa Fe * Vera, Mato Grosso, Brazil, a municipality * Cape Vera, Nunavut, Canada, an uninhabited headland on Devon Island *

Vera, Croatia Vera ( sr-Cyrl, Вера) is a village in Trpinja Municipality in eastern Croatia. The village is the northernmost settlement of the Vukovar-Syrmia County. Name The villages of Trpinja, Bobota and Vera share a common legend about the origin o ...

, a village * * Vera, Italy, a ''frazione'' in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Veneto *

Vera, Norway Vera is a village in Verdal Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located on the northern shore of the lake Veresvatnet, about west of the border with Sweden, about south of the edge of Blåfjella–Skjækerfjella National Park, and ...

, a village in the municipality of Verdal in Trøndelag county, Norway

Arts and entertainment

Film and television

* ''Vera'' (1986 film), a Brazilian drama film * ''Vera'' (2022 film), an Austrian-Italian docudrama * ''Vera'' (TV series), a British detective series

Literature

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Vera; or, The Nihilists ''Vera; or, The Nihilists'' is a play by Oscar Wilde. It is a tragedy set in Russia and is loosely based on the life of Vera Zasulich. It was Wilde's first play, and the first to be performed. A draft of the script was completed in 1880 and t ...

'', an 1883 play by Oscar Wilde * ''Vera'' (von Arnim novel), a 1921 novel by Elizabeth von Arnim * ''Vera'' (Edgarian novel), a 2021 novel by Carol Edgarian *''Véra (Mrs. Vladimir Nabokov)'', a 1999 biography by

Stacy Schiff Stacy Madeleine Schiff (born October 26, 1961) is an American essayist. Her biography of Véra Nabokov won the 2000 Pulitzer Prize in biography. Schiff has also written biographies of French aviator and author of '' The Little Prince'', Antoine ...

Music

*''Vera'', a 2017 album by

Crooked Colours Crooked Colours is the alternative dance project of Australian singer, songwriter and music producer Philip Leonard Slabber (born 14 February 1991) . Based in Fremantle, Western Australia, the project is signed to record label Sweat It Out. S ...

* "Vera" (song), a 1979 song by Pink Floyd

Other uses

Avro Lancaster FM213 FM213 is an Avro Lancaster, one of only two airworthy examples in the world. It was built in Malton, Mississauga, Malton, Ontario, at Victory Aircraft as construction number 3414 and rolled out in July 1945. Built as a Mark X bomber, it was no lo ...

, known as VeRA *

Vision Electronic Recording Apparatus Vision Electronic Recording Apparatus (VERA) was an early analog recording videotape format developed from 1952 by the BBC under project manager Dr Peter Axon. History In order to record high frequencies, a tape must move rapidly with respect ...

, an early videotape recording system * VERA passive sensor, a Czech passive sensor system * 245 Vera, an asteroid *

Bitstream Vera Vera is a digital typeface (computer font) superfamily with a liberal license. It was designed by Jim Lyles from the now-defunct Bitstream Inc. type foundry, and it is closely based on Bitstream Prima, for which Lyles was also responsible. It i ...

, a family of typefaces *

Typhoon Vera Typhoon Vera, also known as the , was an exceptionally intense tropical cyclone that struck Japan in September 1959, becoming the strongest and deadliest typhoon on record to make landfall (meteorology), landfall on the country, as well as ...

, a 1959 tropical cyclone *

The Vera Project The Vera Project, or VERA, is an all-ages, non-profit youth arts organization in Seattle, Washington. Overview Based on the Vera club in Groningen (city), Groningen, Netherlands. The name Vera comes from the phrase Veri Et Recti Amici, which is ...

, a music-based, non-profit organization in Seattle, Washington *

Vera Institute of Justice The Vera Institute of Justice (originally the Vera Foundation) is a United States 501(c)(3) organization, 501(c)(3) nonprofit think tank focused on criminal justice reform. It was founded in 1961 in New York City. Founding Philanthropist Loui ...

, a non-profit organization advocating for criminal justice reform * Vienna Environmental Research Accelerator, a particle accelerator *Vera or Verawood, the wood of ''Bulnesia'' trees *

Vera (horse) Vera may refer to: Names *Vera (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) * Vera (given name), a given name (including a list of people and fictional characters with the name) **Vera (), archbishop of the archdiocese of Tarr ...

, winner of the 1883

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* Vera (Groningen), a pop center in the city of Groningen, see

music venues in the Netherlands Music venues in the Netherlands are a vivid part of the social cultural environment of the country. The ten biggest dedicated music venues are Ziggo Dome, Heineken Music Hall, AFAS Live, Melkweg, Paradiso (Amsterdam), Paradiso in Amsterdam, Paar ...

* Vera C. Rubin Observatory, an

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currently under construction in Chile *The VERA Project (VLBI Exploration of Radio Astronomy), of the

National Astronomical Observatory of Japan The (NAOJ) is an astronomy, astronomical research organisation comprising several facilities in Japan, as well as an observatory in Hawaii and Chile. It was established in 1988 as an amalgamation of three existing research organizations - the To ...