Checking pulse over the carotid artery. To check your pulse over your carotid artery, place your index and middle fingers on your neck to the side of your windpipe. When you feel your pulse, look at your watch and count the number of beats in 10 seconds. Multiply this number by 6 to get your heart rate per minute.
Vera [ve-ra]â¼ as a girls' name is pronounced VEER-ah. It is of Russian and Slavic origin, and the meaning of Vera is faith. Also sometimes associated with the Latin word verus meaning truth, and can also be derived from Albanian ver meaning summer. Nickname for Guinevere and Veronica. The name was used by two popular novelists in the late 19th century.
PRONOUNCED: vÉ-RAHN-i-kÉ (English) [key]. Meaning & History. Latin alteration of BERENICE, the spelling influenced by the ecclesiastical Latin phrase vera icon meaning true image. This was the name of a legendary saint who wiped Jesus ' face with a towel and then found his image imprinted upon it.Due to popular stories about her, the name was occasionally used in the Christian world in the Middle Ages. It was borne by the 17th-century Italian saint and mystic Veronica Giuliani.As an English name, it was not common until the 19th century, when it was imported from France and Scotland.ue to popular stories about her, the name was occasionally used in the Christian world in the Middle Ages. It was borne by the 17th-century Italian saint and mystic Veronica Giuliani. As an English name, it was not common until the 19th century, when it was imported from France and Scotland.