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Vernona
How to Pronounce Vernona
Pronounced vur-NOH-nuh /vərˈnoʊ.nə/Medium
Meaning: Vernona is a feminine form of Vernon, a Norman French place-and-surname meaning 'place of alders,' from Gaulish roots. It also echoes Verona, the northern Italian city famed as the setting of Romeo and Juliet. Both readings sit close, and we note them together rather than forcing one.Low
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U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Vernona takes the surname-name Vernon, from a Norman French place meaning 'the alder grove,' and gives it a graceful feminine '-a' ending. The result also chimes with Verona, the Italian city of Romeo and Juliet, so the name carries both a leafy old-French sense and a literary Italian ring. We present both honestly.
Vernona was never common in the United States, given to only about twenty girls a year at its faint peak in the early nineteen-forties. A woman named Vernona then is in her eighties today.
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What does the name Vernona mean?
It is a feminine of Vernon, a Norman French name meaning 'place of alders,' and it also echoes the Italian city Verona.
How do you pronounce Vernona?
It is said vur-NOH-nuh /vərˈnoʊ.nə/, three syllables with the stress on the second.
Is Vernona a boy or girl name?
Vernona is used here as a girl's name.
How popular is Vernona?
It has always been rare in the United States, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak in the early nineteen-forties.