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 and Quaker virtue name, truthfulness being considered as a desirable attribute especially in a female, and following a new Protestant tradition of naming children after virtues instead of saints in order to avoid idolatry. Verity is also a surname, which may have more ancient unrelated origins, possibly being a corruption of a similar word. First name Verity Crawley (born 1994), English professional bowler 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 Laughton (born 1952), Australian playwright Verity Rushworth (born 1985), English actress Verity Sharp (born 1970), English broadcast radio personality Verity Snook-Larby (born 1970), English race walker Fictional characters Verity Poldark-Blamey, recurring character in the 2015 television series Poldark Verity Price, character in the InCryptid novel series Verity Simone Carlo, character in the IDW Publishing Transformers comic series