Verna

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proper noun

A female given name from Latin.

OriginLatin vernus →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A female given name from Latin.

    I dislike peppermint flavouring to this day. And the name Verna — I dislike that. It doesn't sound like spring to me, or like green grass or garlands of flowers or girls in flimsy dresses. It sounds more like a trail of obstinate peppermint, […]

    2009, Alice Munro, Too Much Happiness, Chatto & Windus, →ISBN, page 196

Origin

  1. Latinvernus“spring-like”
  2. EnglishVerna

Coined in the 19th century, from Latin vernus (“spring-like”) or as a feminine of Vernon.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

ravenNaver
Cite this entry
APA

Verna. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Verna

MLA

“Verna.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Verna. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Verna,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Verna.

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