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The boy's name Vernon \v(e)-rnon, ver-non\ is pronounced VER-non. It is of Old French origin, and its meaning is "alder grove". Place name and aristocratic surname brought to England at the time of the Norman conquest, and used as an English given name in the 19th century. Vern and Verne are related English/French surnames frequently used as short forms of Vernon or Lavern. Statesman Vernon Jordan.

Vernon has 9 variant forms: Lavern, Vern, Vernal, Vernard, Verne, Vernee, Vernen, Verney and Vernin.

For more information, see also the related name Verlyn.

Baby names that sound like Vernon are Fernand and Fernando.

Vernon is a very popular male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Vernon. Click here to compare Vernon with related baby names.

United States Top 1000 rankings for: Vernon
Canada (BC), England and Wales, Ireland, Scotland, Sweden, Australia (NSW) Top 100 rankings for: Vernon

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