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What does Verna mean?
Verna 
▼ as a girls' name is pronounced VER-nah. It is of Latin origin, and the meaning of Verna is "spring green". Short form of Laverne; feminine form of Vernon. Used since the late 19th century. Virna (Italian) became familiar in the 1960s due to actress Virna Lisi. The name has a dated air.
ASSOCIATED WITH spring, green, 19th century
Variations
VARIANTS Verda▼, Verne, Verneta, Vernetta, Vernette, Vernice▼, Vernie▼, Vernis, Vernise, Vernisha, Vernita, Virna
RELATIONS VIA LAVERNE Laverna, Loverna
CREATIVE FORMS(female) Velna, ..
(male) Verun, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Verna Tina (V.T.), ..
How popular is Verna?
Verna is a very popular first name for females (#359 out of 4276, Top 8%) and also a very popular last name for all people (#19174 out of 150436, Top 13%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Verna reached its highest rank of #126 in the U.S. in the 1910s, but is not in the Top 1000 at the moment. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)
Which version is better?
Laverna, Laverne, Verda, Verne, Vernetta, Vernette, Vernice, Vernie, Vernita and Vernon are the popular varying forms of Verna listed in the Top 2000. These forms of Verna were popular in the 1920s (ADOPTION OF 0.3%), but now, versions such as Verna have become less fashionable.
Similar Names
Recommended sound-alike names are Berna, Denna, Erna▼, Ferna, Geena, Gena▼, Jeana▼, Karna, Keena, Kenna▲, Kerena, Leona▼, Leyna, Lorna▼, Marna, Meena, Mena, Merna, Morna, Murna, Neena, Nena, Nenna, Orna, Penna, Reena, Rena▼, Sena▼, Seryna, Teana, Teena, Tena▼, Teona, Terina, Teryna (see Terena), Teyna, Vana, Varena, Varina, Varona, Veda▲, Veena, Veenia, Veeva, Veina, Velma▼, Vena▼, Venna, Vera▼, Verbena, Verbyna, Verde, Vere, Vereena, Verena, Verene, Verina, Verine, Verita, Verka, Verla▼, Verly, Vernika, Veron, Verona▼, Verone, Veronka, Verowna (see Verona), Veryna, Vesta▼, Vienna▲, Warna, Xena, Yerina and Zenna. These names tend to be less frequently used than Verna.
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