English
Veres
Veres may come from Hungarian Veres ‘red’.
- HungarianmodernVeres‘red’uncertain
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- HungarianmodernVeres‘red’uncertain
- Englishtodaysame form
The story
# From Hungarian Veres or Romanian Vereș, both from Hungarian veres (‘red’). # From Ukrainian Верес (Veres), from Ukrainian верес (veres, “heather”), from Proto-Slavic *versъ (‘heather’).
Every English word from Hungarian Veres
Today it means
name A surname.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Hungarian Veres / Veres