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Verle
How to Pronounce Verle
Pronounced VURL /หvษหrl/Medium
Meaning: Verle is a spare vintage American name, usually read as a clipped form of Verla or a respelling of Vera, both of which trace back to the Latin verus, 'true', or to Russian Vera, 'faith'. It saw brief use for both sexes in the early twentieth century and its exact source is uncertain.Low
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History & Origin
Verle is a short vintage American name that most likely began as a clipped form of Verla or a respelling of Vera. Both parent names lead back to the Latin verus, 'true', while Vera also echoes the Russian word for 'faith'. Like several names of its moment it was used quietly for girls and occasionally boys.
Verle was never common - only a few dozen girls a year received it even near its faint peak around 1920, and it faded within a couple of generations. It reads today as a genuine early-twentieth-century relic, tied to the same taste that produced Merle and Verla, and it has not returned in any real numbers.
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What does the name Verle mean?
Verle is a rare vintage American name, generally read as a short form of Verla or Vera, from a Latin root meaning 'true'.
How do you pronounce Verle?
It's said VURL /หvษหrl/ - one syllable.
Is Verle a boy or girl name?
Verle is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Verle?
Verle has always been very rare, a brief early-twentieth-century name that faded within a generation or two.