Verity

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". It is thus an equivalent of Alethea, 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 virtue name, truthfulness being considered as a desirable attribute especially in a female. Verity was one of the most popular first names given to girls in Australia. It is especially associated with parts of Yorkshire and Northern England. Verity is also a surname, which may have more ancient unrelated origins, possibly being a corruption of a similar word.^[1] Notable people with the name include:

Female first name

• Verity Barton (born 1985), Australian (Queensland) politician
• Verity Firth (born 1973), Australian politician
• Verity James, Australian TV and radio presenter
• Verity Lambert (1935–2007), English television producer
• Verity Price, South African singer, songwriter, actress and speaker from the band Verity and the Shades
• Verity Rushworth (born 1985), English actress
• Verity Sharp (born 1970), English broadcast radio personality
• Verity Snook-Larby (born 1970), English race walker

Surname

• Anthony Verity (born 1939), English educationalist and classical scholar
• Hedley Verity (1905–1943), English cricketer
• John Verity (born 1949), English guitarist
• Ruggero Verity (1883–1959), Italian physician and entomologist
• William Verity, Jr. (1917–2007), American businessman and government official
• Lori Verity (born 1975), American chef and business woman

Other

• Verity (sculpture), a bronze statue made by Damien Hirst

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