Vernon

Ver·non
V4E1R1N1O1N1
US/ˈvɝnən/UK/ˈvɜːnən/

proper noun

A town in Eure department, Normandy, France.

OriginTransalpine Gaulish uerna ← Proto-Celtic *wernā ← Proto-Indo-European *wern- →
CommonScrabble 9
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A town in Eure department, Normandy, France.
  2. A village in Ardèche department, Languedoc, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.
  3. An English habitational surname from Anglo-Norman, originally a Norman baronial name, derived from the town in Normandy.
  4. A male given name transferred from the surname, of 19th century and later usage.
    1 more example

    Whether it is the soul food restaurant on 38th Street, where he and his father and trainer, Jack Mosley, dined earlier in the week, or at the workouts leading up Saturday's WBC welterweight championship rematch against Vernon Forrest at Conseco Fieldhouse, Mosley cannot go anywhere without hearing the shouts of supporters who want to get close to him.

    2002 July 19, Damon Hack, “Boxing: Despite Not Having the Title, Mosley Garners Attention”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 06 Jan 2021, retrieved 06 Jan 2014
  5. A city in British Columbia, Canada; named for Forbes George Vernon, former MLA for British Columbia.
  6. A neighborhood of Ottawa, Ontario.
  7. A locale in the United States:
    1. A city, the county seat of Lamar County, Alabama.
    2. A census-designated place in Arizona; named for American educator, minister and bishop William Tecumseh Vernon.
    3. A city in Los Angeles County, California.
    4. A census-designated place in Colorado; named for a local minister.
    5. A town in Tolland County, Connecticut; named for George Washington's home, Mount Vernon.
    6. An unincorporated community in Delaware.
    7. A city in Florida; named for Mount Vernon.
    8. A village in Marion County, Illinois; named for railroad official William Vernon.
    9. A town, the county seat of Jennings County, Indiana, also located in Vernon Township.
    10. An unincorporated community in Kansas.
    11. A village in Michigan; named for its township, itself for Mount Vernon.
    12. An unincorporated community in Jasper County, Mississippi.
    13. An unincorporated community in Madison County, Mississippi.
    14. An unincorporated community in Winston County, Mississippi.
    15. A township in Sussex County, New Jersey.
    16. A town and village in Oneida County, New York.
    17. An unincorporated community in Oklahoma; named for William Tecumseh Vernon.
    18. A neighborhood of Portland, Oregon.
    19. A city, the county seat of Wilbarger County, Texas; named for Mount Vernon.
    20. A town in Utah; named for early settler Joseph Vernon.
    21. A town in Windham County, Vermont; named for Mount Vernon.
    22. An unincorporated community in West Virginia.
    23. A town in Wisconsin.
    24. A number of other townships in the United States, listed under Vernon Township.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*wern-
  2. Proto-Celtic*wernā
  3. Transalpine Gaulishuerna“alder”
  4. EnglishVernon

From Transalpine Gaulish uerna (“alder”) (from Proto-Celtic *wernā, from Proto-Indo-European *wern-) + -o, -onis (locative suffix, literally “place of alder trees”).

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Translations

French Vernon
  • Vernontown in Normandy
Japanese ヴェルノン, バーノン
  • ヴェルノン (verunon)town in Normandy
  • バーノン (bānon)village in New York
Korean 버넌, 버넌
  • 버넌 (beoneon)town in Normandy
  • 버넌 (beoneon)village in New York
Latin Vernonum
  • Vernonumtown in Normandy

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Vernon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Vernon

MLA

“Vernon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Vernon. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Vernon,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Vernon.

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