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Vera and Veronika
 
anu gupta
Posted: 03 April 2011 03:05 PM   [ Ignore ]  
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these names seem to be quite popular with russian women, and they sound much alike. is it true that Vera is diminutive from Veronika? or these are different names?

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ЧАшкаЧАя
Posted: 04 April 2011 01:30 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 1 ]  
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No, they are different names!
Diminutives from Vera are Verochka, Verka, Verunya.
And the diminutives from Veronika are Nika, Nikusya, Nikusha.

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babochka
Posted: 05 April 2011 12:50 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 2 ]  
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Vera is a full name without further shortenings.
Veronika has short variants - Vera and Nika.
But both names are different just like Alyona and Lena, even though “Alyona” is a variation of “Lena”. But still in passports they fix them as different names - Elena and Alyona.
The same is here. It’s difficult to give an unambiguous reply.

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*Svetik*
Posted: 07 April 2011 12:42 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 3 ]  
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babochka - 05 April 2011 12:50 AM

Veronika has short variants - Vera and Nika

NIKA is actually an individual and full name.

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anu gupta
Posted: 22 April 2011 06:20 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 4 ]  
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so… if i got you all right, Vera and Veronika are two different names, but nonetheless Vera can be a diminutive form of Veronika? right??

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babochka
Posted: 25 April 2011 12:33 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 5 ]  
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Yes! Absolutely right! smile

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mystic_traveler
Posted: 20 February 2012 02:57 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 6 ]  
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it’s a total mess with all those full and diminutive name, don’t even try to figure out - you’ll never guess anyway

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