Settled on name Veridia

In early 2013, the group began writing and demoing songs with various co-writers and producers in Nashville while trying to determine what they would name their newly formed group. They eventually settled on Veridia, a combination of the words “veritas” ( Latin for “truth”) and “veridical” (also meaning “truth”). Of the name, Jakoub says, “Veridia means ‘of truth.’ It’s our creed, to strive for raw honesty in all that we do, being true to ourselves, the ones we love and in our music.” To include a form of “truth” as part of their name was inspired by Kahlil Gibran . They call the naming process one of the biggest early challenges the band had overcome. In a Q&A at Pulse Radio headquarters in 2016, guitarist Hinesley stated that the name for the band was almost “Aviara”. “We had the dumbest band names in the world,” he said. “Don’t hire us if you need a band name!”