Vern - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Vern \v(e)-rn\ is a variant of Vernon (Old French), and the meaning of Vern is "alder grove".

The baby name Vern sounds like Verne, Varun, Verney and Vernee. Other similar baby names are Hern, Bern, Kern, Tern and Vere.

Vern is a somewhat common first name for men (#659 out of 1220) but an uncommon last name for both men and women. (1990 U.S. Census)

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