Female Ukrainian name (Віра)
Vira (Ukrainian: Віра) is a female name of Slavic origin, a native Slavic calque of Greek Πίστις (Pistis, «faith»). One of the three principal Christian virtues.
The name is formed from Proto-Slavic *věra («faith, trust, conviction»). It is an exact Slavic calque of Greek Πίστις (Pistis, «faith»). In the Christian tradition Vira belongs to the triad of daughters of the holy martyr Sophia — Faith, Hope, Love — who suffered for their faith in Rome under Emperor Hadrian (2nd century); the names of the daughters themselves personify the principal Christian virtues. The Ukrainian form Vira is the native folk variant, simple and melodious. In the 20th century it was one of the common female names in Ukraine.
From Proto-Slavic *věra («faith, trust»); a Slavic calque of Greek Pistis («faith»).
Equivalents in other languages: Vera (English, German, Swedish, Italian, Spanish, Dutch), Wiera (Polish), Věra (Czech), Viera (Slovak), Vjera (Croatian), Вера (Russian, Serbian, Bulgarian); the Greek semantic equivalent is Pistis.
Вібочка, Віринея, Віронька, Вірочка, Віруня, Вірунька, Віруся, Віруська, Вірка, Вірця.
| Nominative | Віра |
| Genitive | Віри |
| Dative | Вірі |
| Accusative | Віру |
| Instrumental | Вірою |
| Locative | Вірі |
| Vocative | Віро |