Veres is a Hungarian surname with multiple origins. Primarily, it is a dialectical variant of Vörös, which means "red" in Hungarian and was originally used as a nickname for someone with red hair or a reddish complexion. In Romania, the surname appears as Vereș, also meaning "red." An unrelated Ukrainian surname Veres means "heather." Due to the lack of diacritics, "Veres" is also used among the Hungarian minority in Ukraine.
Notable Bearers
Notable people with the surname include Dave Veres (born 1966), an American baseball pitcher; Győző Veres (1936–2011), a Hungarian weightlifter who won an Olympic silver medal; János Veres (born 1957), a Hungarian politician; Mariska Veres (1947–2006), the Dutch singer of the band Shocking Blue; and Péter Veres (1897–1970), a Hungarian politician and writer. Others include Hannah Veres (1928–2003), a Ukrainian-born Hungarian hand weaver; Pálné Veres (1815–1895), a Hungarian-Slovak education activist; and Valentina Veres (born 1951), a Ukrainian textile artist.
- Meaning: "red" (from Vörös); also "heather" (Ukrainian)
- Origin: Hungarian (dialectal variant of Vörös); Ukrainian (for Veres meaning "heather")
- Type: Surname
- Regions: Hungary, Romania, Ukraine
Sources: Wikipedia — Veres