Verena refers to Saint Verena, a 3rd to 4th century saint venerated in Switzerland. It may also refer to:

• Verena Becker (born 1952), West German terrorist
• Verena Bentele (born 1982), blind German Paralympic biathlete and cross-country skier
• Verena Butalikakis (1955–2018), German politician
• Verena Diener (born 1949), Swiss politician
• Verena Eberhardt (born 1994), Austrian racing cyclist
• Verena Holmes (1889–1964), English mechanical engineer and inventor
• Verena Hubertz (born 1987), German politician
• Verena Wagner Lafferentz (1920–2019), granddaughter of composer Richard Wagner
• Verena Nussbaum (born 1970), Austrian politician
• Verena Rehm (born 1984), German backup singer and pianist of the Eurodance dance group Groove Coverage
• Verena Sailer (born 1985), German sprinter
• Vreni Schneider (born 1964), Swiss alpine skier
• Verena von Strenge (born 1975), dancer and singer with the German band Dune
• Verena Stuffer (born 1984), Italian alpine skier
• Verena von Weymarn (born 1943), retired German medical officer and first woman general in German military history

• Verena Cardoni, a federal police officer in O Mecanismo
• Verena Tarrant, the protagonist in Henry James' novel The Bostonians

• Monte Verena, a mountain in Italy
• St. Verena, a monastic church of Rot an der Rot Abbey

• Varina (disambiguation)
• Vreneli (gold coin)