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I like Veronica, but I far prefer Victoria. Evidence of this is the fact that I could have named my daughter Veronica, but instead I named her Victoria. Reasons: Veronica has one syllable in it that drops it down a few notches in my view---"ron". With Veronica I would fear the nickname Ronnie, which I think is quite natural to the name and which I dislike. I like all of the nicknames for Victoria, with the exception of Ria, which to me is not very intuitive and which is not too common anyway. And finally, while Veronica has a mysterious, dark vibe which is appealing, it can't hold a candle to the connotation of royalty, elegance, and grandeur that Victoria possesses.