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Virna
How to Pronounce Virna
Pronounced VUR-nuh /ΛvΙΛr.nΙ/Medium
Meaning: Virna is a variant of Verna, from the Latin 'vernus', 'of spring, springtime', with some influence from Myrna, an Irish name meaning 'beloved' or 'tender'. It reads as a trim, vowel-shifted cousin of those names.Low
Popularity in the U.S. Β· SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880βpresent). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Virna is a variant of Verna, from Latin 'vernus', 'of spring', touched by the Irish Myrna, 'beloved'. Short and softly old-fashioned, it belongs to the family of Ver- and -na names that felt gently elegant to mid-century ears.
It was always a rarity, cresting faintly around the mid-nineteen-sixties β the years of actress Virna Lisi's fame β before fading. It reads as a mid-century name with a whisper of European glamour, and has not returned in any real numbers.
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Virna Lisi (1936β2014)Italian film actress known internationally in the 1960s and later honored at Cannes for her acting.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Virna mean?
Virna is a variant of Verna, from Latin for 'springtime', with influence from Myrna, 'beloved'.
How do you pronounce Virna?
It's said VUR-nuh /ΛvΙΛr.nΙ/ β two syllables, stress on the first.
Is Virna a boy or girl name?
Virna is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Virna?
Virna has always been rare, a vintage name most seen around the mid nineteen-sixties.