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  • proper noun A female given name of German origin

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Examples

  • In the course of the afternoon Miss Tredgold called Verena aside.

    Girls of the Forest L. T. Meade 1884

  • Poor Olive was, in the nature of things, entangled in contradictions; she had a horror of the idea of Verena's marrying Mr. Burrage, and yet she was angry when his mother demeaned herself as if the little girl with red hair, whose freshness she enjoyed, could not be a serious danger.

    The Bostonians, Vol. I (of II) Henry James 1879

  • "Verena," said her aunt gently, "I wonder if I might confide in you."

    Girls of the Forest L. T. Meade 1884

  • It had never been such happiness, though repentance and mournful feelings were ever present with him; nor was his 'Verena' absent from his mind.

    The Heir of Redclyffe Charlotte Mary Yonge 1862

  • Verena Minerals Corporation ( "Verena" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE: VML) is pleased to announce significant changes to the Board and Management as part of its strategy to develop the large Volta Grande Gold Project and commence an aggressive exploration program at the Patrocinio Gold Project, both located in Para State, Brazil.

    Marketwire - Breaking News Releases 2010

  • TORONTO, ONTARIO -- 02/19/10 -- Verena Minerals Corporation ( "Verena" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE: VML) is pleased to announce significant changes to the Board and Management as part of its strategy to develop the large Volta Grande Gold Project and commence an aggressive exploration program at the Patrocinio Gold Project, both located in Para State,

    The Earth Times Online Newspaper 2010

  • "Verena," she said, "things must come to a climax.

    Girls of the Forest L. T. Meade 1884

  • "It is said that eating from the same caquelon —or fondue pot—establishes friendships," says Verena Lüthi, who runs the hillside chalet restaurant Auberge de Mont-Cornu, near Switzerland's northern border with France, with her husband

    Switzerland's Best Fondue Christina Passariello 2011

  • (Speaking of thank yous, a special thanks to Verena von Pfetten of Styleite. com for being a true pal and meeting me for a much-needed post-show drink around the corner, where we imbibed among a few of the show's models and Michael Pitt.)

    Anya Strzemien: My First Time: A Marc Jacobs Experience (PHOTOS) Anya Strzemien 2010

  • I found an interesting interplay between the different answers given by Boxing Gym's director Wiseman, and Foreign Parts 'co-directors Verena Pavel and J.P. Sniadecki, to the same question raised during different press conferences, about how they handle the moments when their subjects develop a reflexive awareness of the camera, and become disingenuous or inorganically dramatic.

    Michael Vazquez: ON THE 48TH ANNUAL NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL Michael Vazquez 2010

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