Verlan

Where Verlan comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Verlan.

Verlan through the years
  1. 1916
    First appearance
    #3,516 among boys with 6 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1920
    Mostly boys from here
    Until now more girls than boys got the name. From this year on, more boys have.
  3. 1933
    Peak, #1,905
    14 babies named Verlan, its best rank.
  4. 1935
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #3,645.
In the dictionary

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Namesakes

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