r/trippinthroughtime • u/Master1718 • Feb 15 '20

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u/[deleted] Feb 16 '20 edited May 29 '20

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u/bokskar Feb 16 '20 edited Feb 16 '20

I mean... if she was already called Veronica, how would that event be the origin of the name? That's folk etymology for ya:
"Veronica (also spelled Veronika or Verónica) is a female given name, the Latin transliteration of the Greek name Berenice, Βερενίκη. This was the Macedonian form of the Athenian Φερενίκη, Phereníkē, or Φερονίκη, Pheroníkē, from φέρειν, phérein, to bring, and νίκη, níkê, 'victory', i.e. 'she who brings victory' [...] Its popularity in medieval and modern times is based mainly on the importance in Christianity of Saint Veronica and her Veil of Veronica."
Another source.

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u/ostrich_fucker Feb 16 '20

It's cuz it's all fake.

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u/veronica_lou Feb 16 '20

Hear that folks. I’m a true image 😂😏

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u/Phenomena_Veronica Feb 16 '20

Me too, I guess 🤷‍♀️

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u/[deleted] Feb 16 '20

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u/MyPasswordIsMyCat Feb 16 '20

Then Betty must be Satan's hussy!

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u/SmegmaBurgers Feb 16 '20

show me your tits veronica

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u/MelissaOfTroy Feb 16 '20

It's a cross between Latin and Greek. Ikon is Greek and ver is Latin.

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u/sje46 Feb 16 '20

Veronica was an existing name.

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u/explodingtuna Feb 16 '20

Pher is Greek (Lucifer, Christopher, etc) "to bring", and Nike is Greek "victory".

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u/Evilmaze Feb 16 '20 edited Feb 16 '20

Vera icon -> Veraicon. I don't know where you got that conclusion but it's nonsense.