Vernon

English

Etymology

An Anglo-Norman baronial surname derived from place names in Normandy, from Transalpine Gaulish ver(n) "alder" + -o, -onis (a locative suffix), hence "place of alder trees".

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈvɝnən/
  • Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)nən
  • Hyphenation: Ver‧non

Proper noun

Vernon

  1. A surname.
  2. A male given name, transferred from the surname since the nineteenth century.
  3. A city in British Columbia, Canada.
  4. A city in Alabama, USA, and the county seat of Lamar County.
  5. A city in California.
  6. A census-designated place in Colorado.
  7. A town in Tolland County, Connecticut.
  8. A city in Florida.
  9. A village in Illinois.
  10. A town in Indiana.
  11. A village in Michigan.
  12. A town and village in New York.
  13. An unincorporated community in Oklahoma.
  14. A city in Texas, and the county seat of Wilbarger County.
  15. A town in Utah.
  16. A town in Vermont.
  17. A town in Wisconsin.

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