Verna

Where Verna comes from

Coined in the 19th century, from Latin vernus (“spring-like”) or as a feminine of Vernon.
— Wiktionary's entry for Verna
  • Latin
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1880
    First SSA year
    Already #227 among girls — 46 babies in the first year on record.
  2. 1890
    Verna Felton born
    American actress
  3. 1906
    Peak, #117
    533 babies named Verna — more than any year before or since.
  4. 1938
    Verna Bloom born
    American actress
  5. 1968
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #711.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name from Latin.
Namesakes
  • Verna Felton · American actress, 1890–1966
  • Verna Bloom · American actress, 1938–2019
  • Verna Fields · American film editor and entertainment industry executive, 1918–1982
  • Verna Hillie · American actress, 1914–1997
  • Verna Johnston · Australian sprinter and long jumper, 1930–2010

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.