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Vermelle

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How to Pronounce Vermelle

Pronounced vur-MEL /vərˈmɛl/Low

Meaning: Vermelle reads as a French-flavored coinage, its sound close to French vermeil meaning bright red or silver-gilt; the resemblance may be incidental, and it carries no documented root.Low

In 30 seconds: Vermelle is a rare American girls' name with a French ring, echoing vermeil, bright red. Said vur-MEL, it appeared for a few girls in the early twentieth century, mainly in the South.
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Origin LowAmerican, French
MeaningVermelle reads as a French-flavored coinage, its sound close to French vermeil meaning bright red or silver-gilt; the resemblance may be incidental, and it carries no documented root.
U.S. rank (1962)#7540 ↘ Falling
1962 U.S. births5 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)
Peak year1925
Total births (all-time)≈ 234
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Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 192519121962

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Vermelle reached a small number of girls in the early twentieth century, with a quiet high around 1925. Its French-sounding ending gave it an elegant lilt, and it reads as a coinage prized for that flavor rather than a name with a settled origin.

It was never common, given to only a couple dozen girls a year at its peak, and stayed concentrated in the South. A girl named Vermelle then would be past a hundred today. The name keeps a soft, faintly French charm and has not returned.

Did you know? Vermelle chimes with the French vermeil, the rosy-gold color and the gilded silver of fine tableware, though its use as a name likely owes more to sound than to any deliberate color meaning.
Overall data confidence 26%
References - Vermelle — Early-20th-century French-flavored coinage; echo of French vermeil, bright red

Variations

VermellVermellVermellia

Nicknames

VeeMelVermie

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Vermelle mean?

It is an early-1900s American coinage with a French flavor, echoing vermeil meaning bright red or gilded.

How do you pronounce Vermelle?

It is said vur-MEL /vərˈmɛl/, two syllables with the stress on the second.

Is Vermelle a boy or girl name?

Vermelle is recorded as a girl's name.

How popular is Vermelle?

It has always been very rare, given to only a couple dozen girls a year at a small peak in the mid nineteen-twenties.

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