The baby name Veronique is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced English: /ˌvɛrəˈniːk/; French: /veʁɔnik/.
The baby name Veronique is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced English: /ˌvɛrəˈniːk/; French: /veʁɔnik/.
Veronique is French, Greek in Origin.
Véronique (often written without the accent as Veronique in English contexts) is the French form of Veronica, shaped by two intertwined etymologies. One tracks back to Greek Bereníkē (from phérein “to bring” + níkē “victory”), yielding the sense “bearer of victory.” The other is the medieval folk etymology vera icon, “true image,” tied to the legend of Saint Veronica, who received Christ’s image on her veil. Both strands fed the name’s Christian resonance across Europe.
Documented in French records since the Middle Ages, Véronique flourished in the 1960s–70s in France and remains familiar in Belgium, Switzerland, and Québec, while rarer today. Variants include Veronica (English, Italian), Verónica (Spanish), Veronika (German, Nordic, Slavic), and Weronika (Polish); cognate Bérénice preserves the Greek form. Common diminutives are Véro in French and Nika abroad; related nicknames include Ronnie. Meaning centers on triumph and sacred image.
| Véronique Gens Véronique Gens is best known as a French operatic soprano, especially admired for her Baroque repertoire. She has built much of her career around performing and recording Baroque music, including works by composers such as Rameau, Lully, and Handel. |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BF | 0 | #10 | 1 | 188 | |
| BF | Girls | 0 | #15 | 3 | 315 |
| HT | Girls | 0 | #21 | 3 | 950 |
| NA | 0 | #30 | 4 | 2,537 | |
| MT | 0 | #43 | 1 | 1,767 | |
| CM | 0 | #51 | 6 | 2,592 | |
| LU | 0 | #51 | 16 | 2,830 | |
| JP | 0 | #77 | 1 | 4,057 | |
| CN | 0 | #86 | 1 | 3,857 | |
| QA | 0 | #106 | 1 | 7,011 | |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #115 | 965 | 11,671 |
| OM | 0 | #118 | 4 | 6,215 | |
| MU | 0 | #124 | 13 | 3,613 | |
| CY | Girls | 0 | #125 | 1 | 3,755 |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #133 | 54 | 4,850 |
| MT | Girls | 0 | #142 | 10 | 3,773 |
| BW | Girls | 0 | #151 | 1 | 4,216 |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #154 | 1 | 4,685 |
| CR | 0 | #165 | 1 | 5,526 | |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #170 | 194 | 8,539 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #179 | 1 | 4,064 |
| AE | 0 | #186 | 2 | 10,220 | |
| RU | 0 | #194 | 1 | 3,641 | |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #211 | 14 | 7,146 |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #215 | 3 | 4,575 |
| PS | 0 | #222 | 5 | 5,692 | |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #230 | 2 | 3,559 |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #245 | 5 | 6,293 |
| PT | 0 | #247 | 4 | 4,161 | |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #251 | 1 | 6,592 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #263 | 1 | 7,056 |
| IL | 0 | #265 | 10 | 6,291 | |
| NG | 0 | #272 | 1 | 5,926 | |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #274 | 5 | 7,507 |
| SG | 0 | #277 | 6 | 11,010 | |
| Canada | Girls | 2021 | #284 | 7 | 2,910 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #284 | 33 | 15,378 |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #288 | 2 | 8,139 |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #292 | 3 | 3,687 |
| SA | 0 | #312 | 1 | 10,560 | |
| NL | 0 | #325 | 67 | 2,481 | |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #326 | 4 | 7,429 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #330 | 12 | 5,378 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #330 | 8 | 6,973 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #340 | 10 | 8,829 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #344 | 983 | 5,933 |
| MY | 0 | #353 | 2 | 12,352 | |
| HK | 0 | #356 | 2 | 8,483 | |
| BR | 0 | #359 | 2 | 5,969 | |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #363 | 2 | 5,096 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #366 | 31 | 15,987 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #367 | 3 | 8,477 |
| ZA | 0 | #389 | 59 | 14,421 | |
| YE | 0 | #398 | 1 | 8,639 | |
| France | Girls | 2021 | #402 | 4 | 3,185 |
| Austria | Girls | 0 | #405 | 16 | 1,885 |
| BO | 0 | #408 | 1 | 6,868 | |
| EG | 0 | #412 | 1 | 6,387 | |
| Germany | 0 | #428 | 10 | 2,542 | |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #431 | 21 | 7,952 |
| CL | 0 | #432 | 3 | 6,867 | |
| Spain | 0 | #441 | 12 | 2,326 | |
| MX | 0 | #441 | 5 | 8,339 | |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #480 | 36 | 19,177 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #496 | 949 | 25,928 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #499 | 1 | 7,625 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #500 | 24 | 10,981 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #507 | 44 | 12,054 |
| CO | 0 | #510 | 1 | 7,768 | |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #516 | 3 | 9,861 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #516 | 8 | 11,913 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #519 | 12 | 8,334 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #531 | 6 | 6,731 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #536 | 6 | 7,500 |
| BH | 0 | #538 | 16 | 17,937 | |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #555 | 3 | 12,905 |
| LY | 0 | #559 | 1 | 12,703 | |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #568 | 6 | 11,342 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #569 | 18 | 18,916 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #574 | 44 | 11,648 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #589 | 9 | 20,968 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #597 | 19 | 16,104 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #625 | 1 | 10,983 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #628 | 3 | 8,289 |
| LB | 0 | #630 | 29 | 13,263 | |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #649 | 3 | 9,488 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #652 | 3 | 13,121 |
| IT | 0 | #680 | 35 | 4,183 | |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #700 | 1 | 13,390 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #715 | 124 | 4,949 |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #731 | 8 | 3,895 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #738 | 2 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #740 | 4 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #752 | 18 | 18,755 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #770 | 17 | 15,093 |
| TN | 0 | #794 | 36 | 13,765 | |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #829 | 23 | 14,098 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #862 | 20 | 17,948 |
| United States | Girls | 2022 | #898 | 6 | 8,739 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #916 | 68 | 5,561 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #950 | 10 | 14,742 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #985 | 10 | 24,821 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #990 | 3 | 12,708 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 5 | 25,931 |
| MA | 0 | #1,088 | 41 | 20,986 | |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,106 | 347 | 9,415 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,147 | 6 | 16,140 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,162 | 15 | 20,130 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,164 | 20 | 17,781 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,168 | 11 | 25,619 |
| TR | 0 | #1,251 | 4 | 19,440 |
Veronique is popular in 66 countries — most recent births per country:
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