Veer

What does Veer mean?

Veer means ‘brave’ or ‘heroic’ in Hindi, from Sanskrit vīra. The dictionary also records the noun ‘hero’, giving the name both a descriptive and a personal sense. Courage is the central documented association, without the need for a particular mythological or historical figure to explain it.

Source: Wiktionary, वीर. How we use sources.

Spelling and pronunciation

वीर is read veer, with a long ee that the Roman spelling makes explicit. The dictionary uses vīr for Hindi and vīra for Sanskrit. The Sanskrit form retains a final vowel; the shorter Hindi form does not. The pronunciation of v can vary across languages.