Where does “Varchie” come from?
Varchie (English) comes from English Veronica, from English Berenice, from Ancient Greek Βερενίκη, from Ancient Macedonian Βερενῑ́κη, from Ancient Greek φέρω, from Proto-Hellenic pʰérō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.
Varchie (English): The ship of characters Veronica Lodge and Archie Andrews from the television series Riverdale
Definitions
- The ship of characters Veronica Lodge and Archie Andrews from the television series Riverdale
Ancestry of “Varchie”, step by step
Varchie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Veronica
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Veronica | The image of Jesus's face believed to have been made on the cloth with which St Veronica wiped his face as he went to be crucified; or the cloth used for this |
| 2 | English | Berenice | notably of ancient queens of Egypt |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Βερενίκη | a city in Lybia; bringer of victory |
| 4 | Ancient Macedonian | Βερενῑ́κη | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | φέρω | I bring, bear, carry |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | pʰérō | to bear |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéreti | to be carrying |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |
via English Archie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Archie | also used as a formal given name |
| 2 | English | Archimedes | A large lunar impact crater on the eastern edges of the Mare Imbrium |
| 3 | Latin | Archimēdēs | Archimedes |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Ἀρχιμήδης | in particular, the 3rd century mathematician Archimedes of Syracuse |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μήδεα | counsel, plan, art, prudence, cunning; male... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μέδω | to protect, rule over |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mēd- | to measure |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | med- | to measure; to give advice; healing |