Veera

Estonian

Etymology

From Russian Ве́ра (Véra). Cognate with English Vera.

Proper noun

Veera (genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])

1. a female given name

Finnish

Etymology

From Russian Ве́ра (Véra). Cognate with English Vera.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋeːrɑ/, [ˈʋe̞ːrɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -eːrɑ
• Syllabification^(key): Vee‧ra

Proper noun

Veera

1. a female given name

Declension

Inflection of Veera (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		Veera	Veerat
genitive		Veeran	Veerojen
partitive		Veeraa	Veeroja
illative		Veeraan	Veeroihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Veera	Veerat
accusative	nom.	Veera	Veerat
	gen.	Veeran
genitive		Veeran	Veerojen Veerainrare
partitive		Veeraa	Veeroja
inessive		Veerassa	Veeroissa
elative		Veerasta	Veeroista
illative		Veeraan	Veeroihin
adessive		Veeralla	Veeroilla
ablative		Veeralta	Veeroilta
allative		Veeralle	Veeroille
essive		Veerana	Veeroina
translative		Veeraksi	Veeroiksi
abessive		Veeratta	Veeroitta
instructive		—	Veeroin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Veera (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Veerani Veerani accusative nom. Veerani Veerani gen. Veerani genitive Veerani Veerojeni Veerainirare partitive Veeraani Veerojani inessive Veerassani Veeroissani elative Veerastani Veeroistani illative Veeraani Veeroihini adessive Veerallani Veeroillani ablative Veeraltani Veeroiltani allative Veeralleni Veeroilleni essive Veeranani Veeroinani translative Veerakseni Veeroikseni abessive Veerattani Veeroittani instructive — — comitative — Veeroineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Veerasi Veerasi accusative nom. Veerasi Veerasi gen. Veerasi genitive Veerasi Veerojesi Veeraisirare partitive Veeraasi Veerojasi inessive Veerassasi Veeroissasi elative Veerastasi Veeroistasi illative Veeraasi Veeroihisi adessive Veerallasi Veeroillasi ablative Veeraltasi Veeroiltasi allative Veerallesi Veeroillesi essive Veeranasi Veeroinasi translative Veeraksesi Veeroiksesi abessive Veerattasi Veeroittasi instructive — — comitative — Veeroinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Veeramme Veeramme accusative nom. Veeramme Veeramme gen. Veeramme genitive Veeramme Veerojemme Veeraimmerare partitive Veeraamme Veerojamme inessive Veerassamme Veeroissamme elative Veerastamme Veeroistamme illative Veeraamme Veeroihimme adessive Veerallamme Veeroillamme ablative Veeraltamme Veeroiltamme allative Veerallemme Veeroillemme essive Veeranamme Veeroinamme translative Veeraksemme Veeroiksemme abessive Veerattamme Veeroittamme instructive — — comitative — Veeroinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Veeranne Veeranne accusative nom. Veeranne Veeranne gen. Veeranne genitive Veeranne Veerojenne Veerainnerare partitive Veeraanne Veerojanne inessive Veerassanne Veeroissanne elative Veerastanne Veeroistanne illative Veeraanne Veeroihinne adessive Veerallanne Veeroillanne ablative Veeraltanne Veeroiltanne allative Veerallenne Veeroillenne essive Veerananne Veeroinanne translative Veeraksenne Veeroiksenne abessive Veerattanne Veeroittanne instructive — — comitative — Veeroinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Veeransa Veeransa accusative nom. Veeransa Veeransa gen. Veeransa genitive Veeransa Veerojensa Veerainsarare partitive Veeraansa Veerojaan Veerojansa inessive Veerassaan Veerassansa Veeroissaan Veeroissansa elative Veerastaan Veerastansa Veeroistaan Veeroistansa illative Veeraansa Veeroihinsa adessive Veerallaan Veerallansa Veeroillaan Veeroillansa ablative Veeraltaan Veeraltansa Veeroiltaan Veeroiltansa allative Veeralleen Veerallensa Veeroilleen Veeroillensa essive Veeranaan Veeranansa Veeroinaan Veeroinansa translative Veerakseen Veeraksensa Veeroikseen Veeroiksensa abessive Veerattaan Veerattansa Veeroittaan Veeroittansa instructive — — comitative — Veeroineen Veeroinensa

Statistics

• Veera is the 68^th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 10,357 female individuals (and as a middle name to 1,104 more), and also belongs to 5 male individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Ingrian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian Вера (Vera). Cognate with Finnish Veera and Estonian Veera.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈʋeːrɑ/, [ˈʋeːr]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈʋeːrɑ/, [ˈʋe̝ːrɑ]
• Rhymes: -eːr, -eːrɑ
• Hyphenation: Vee‧ra

Proper noun

Veera

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Vera

Declension

Declension of Veera (type 3/kana, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	Veera	Veerat
genitive	Veeran	Veeroin
partitive	Veeraa	Veeroja
illative	Veeraa	Veeroi
inessive	Veeraas	Veerois
elative	Veerast	Veeroist
allative	Veeralle	Veeroille
adessive	Veeraal	Veeroil
ablative	Veeralt	Veeroilt
translative	Veeraks	Veeroiks
essive	Veeranna, Veeraan	Veeroinna, Veeroin
exessive1)	Veerant	Veeroint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 661