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Thank you for your feedback, everyone! I'm not sure if I'll end up using it, but I do really like Vero as a nn.

Very pretty. Although I slightly prefer other some of less common forms, Veronica is also nice. Nika is also possible, and I do agree those nicknames seem slightly masculine.

Love this. I, also, love Valerie.

I LOVE Veronica! I have for many years. It's awesome. It's a name that doesn't blend in with the wallpaper. But like you, I dislike most of the nicknames, like Ronnie or Nikki.

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However, I went to high school with two Veronicas. We called them by their full names, too, but one also went by Viva while the other was Vero (trilled "R").

Veronica is lovely. I like the nn Nicki which isn't really much of a stretch when you see that Veronica is related to Nike. Still, if you'd prefer to avoid all nns, that doesn't mean she'd be saddled with one.

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For example, my middle child is named Victoria Brooke. The family always called her Brooke (and still do). When she went off to college, there were professors and her advisor who would always call her Victoria no matter how many times she reminded them that she goes by her mn. When she graduated and took her first job, they all called her Victoria and still do since she never corrected them. I figure she must like it. Even her bf calls her Victoria which I'll admit, feels a bit strange when we hear him refer to her that way. Anyway, I asked her once if the people at work or the bf ever give her a nn since Victoria has four syllables. She told me nope, they've never done it even once. I don't know if this is due to being in an atmosphere with all adults or if people are more prone not to use nns these days. At any rate, I don't think your Veronica would necessarily have a nn. OTOH, you can't predict whether she'd want to use one.

I think it's very nice and I'd love to see it on a little girl! The one Veronica I knew was able to avoid nicknames (as far as I know), so I think it's definitely possible. I actually just watched this Netflix movie called Veronica and they called her Vero (they were from Spain).

I've always believed that you shouldn't use a name if there is any nickname for it that you can't abide. I came to this conclusion after hearing my mother-in-law bitch for years about the fact that her son had decided to call himself Jim instead of Jamie. Add to that the fact that Veronica is a mouthful and practically demands a nickname (if I knew a Veronica and had to say the name frequently, I'd find a way to shorten it), I say skip it if you hate Ron, Ronnie, Nick, or Nicky. That's the exact reason I'd never use Veronica, although I like it.

it's one of those longer names that don't sound too serious or too much of a mouthful without a nickname. it sounds way more relaxed than say, calling a kid by Alexandra all the time. keep in mind though, the kid may want to go by a nickname when she's old enough, at least with others, and you can't stop that.

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about the name itself, it's gorgeous to me. very multilayered. the variety of nicknames (Vee and Vera are super cute btw) is part of the appeal to me. the one thing i don't like about it is how the meaning has such a specific Christian origin, but that literally only matters to me. "true image" on its own is a wonderful meaning.

Hi foxgloves !!

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Veronica is one of those names that I love since I was a child.
It has a fascinating, poetical, exotic sound.

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I love its meanings:
'She brings victory' as Berenice so it is tied to a costellation.
'True image' tied with Christian religion (The Shroud of Turin).
A floreal name as Veronica is also a plant.

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So it has all what I love in a name: nature, classic origin, stars, mystic, tryumphant meaning...

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I dislike NNs like you but I think that Vera is perfect for it as it means 'true' in Latin and 'faith' in Russian so it could be linked to its meanings too! XD