Vernon name meaning

Gender: Unisex, both Boy and Girl
Origin: Old French and Latin
Usage: English, Irish and Tamil
Pronunciation: v(e)-rnon
Meaning: Youthful, Place of Alder Trees and Spring Like
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What does Vernon mean?

The widespread and ever lasting unisex name Vernon means "Youthful, Aristocratic Surname Brought to England at the Time of the Norman Conquest, Place of Alder Trees or Spring Like" which is rooted from Old French and Latin is notably used in English, Irish and Tamil.

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How do I pronounce Vernon?

Two syllabled Vernon is most commonly pronounced as v(e)-rnon. There are multiple ways to say the baby name, i.e., ver-non.

Variants of Vernon

Vernal, Vernall

Names that rhyme with Vernon

How popular is the name Vernon?

Vernon was a popular name in United States. Over 147525 babies have been named Vernon since 1880. At its zenith in 1919, it ranked 65th when 3145 parents chose the moniker for their baby boys.

However the graph is now showing a downward trend after 234 years. In addition to that, the given name has been in the top 100 baby names 32 times Vernon is an uncommon baby name in England and Wales where it has been in use since 1996 and peaked in 2004 when it ranked 1596th.

It had a short run of 6 years on Ireland boy names chart. It had a short run of 5 years on France boy names chart.

But Vernon is a popular baby name in South Africa where every 1 in 5000 have the name as well as in, England and Canada.

At least, 170000 people globally have been given the name as per our estimate.

YearBoysGirls
RankBirthsRankBirths
20181601102
20171470114
20161524109
20151575102
20141394121
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Vernon in Nordic countries

CountriesMenWomen
First NameSecondary NameFirst NameSecondary Name
Netherlands949455
Finland428150

Numerological aspects of Vernon

You are a good listener but the advice you give is taken by a pinch of salt by others. Your spirituality matters to you. This is why you seem so distant from time to time. You can't imagine enjoying a normal life like many people do. Your life dream is to become a role model and inspire people. Your soul is suffocated with memories that are hard to forget. You are always filled with positive and creative energy that you pass around.

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Famous people named Vernon

  • Vernon Green, was leader of the rhythm and blues band The Medallions
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  • Vernon Hartshorn, Welsh trades unionist and Labour Party politician
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  • Vernon Coleman, former general practitioner, and the author of over 100 books, including non-fiction works about human health, politics
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  • Vernon Odom, retired local Philadelphia TV journalist
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  • Vernon K. Smith, Democratic politician from Idaho
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  • Vernon Irvin, currently works as President of the Government
  • Vernon Derrick, American musician and entertainer
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  • Vernon Ahmadjian, distinguished professor at Clark University
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  • Vernon R. Pederson, American attorney
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  • Vernon Johnson, Episcopal priest and recovered alcoholic
  • Vernon Heywood, British biologist
  • Vernon Benjamin Mountcastle, was Professor Emeritus of Neuroscience at Johns Hopkins University
  • Vernon Ingram, German American professor of biology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Vernon Bogdanor, is Research Professor at the Institute for Contemporary British History at King's College London and Professor of Politics at the New College of the Humanities
  • Vernon C. Gibson, British scientist
  • Vernon Lyman Kellogg, U.S. entomologist, evolutionary biologist
  • Vernon L. Smith, American professor of economics and law at Chapman University's Argyros School of Business and Economics and School of Law in Orange, California
  • Vernon Coaker, British Labour Party politician
  • Vernon Malone, Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's fourteenth Senate district
  • Vernon Reid, British-born American guitarist and songwriter
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  • Vernon A. Walters, United States Army officer and a diplomat
  • Vernon Louis Parrington, American literary historian and scholar
  • Vernon McGarity, United States Army soldier and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration
  • Vernon Watkins, Welsh poet, translator and painter
  • Vernon Singer, politician in Ontario, Canada
  • Vernon Corea, pioneer radio broadcaster with 45 years of public service broadcasting both
  • Vernon Dalhart, country music singer and songwriter
  • Vernon Duke, musical artist
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  • Vernon Scannell, British poet and author
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