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
- A surname.
- A male given name, transferred from the surname since the nineteenth century.
- A city in British Columbia, Canada.
- A city in Alabama, USA, and the county seat of Lamar County.
- A city in California.
- A census-designated place in Colorado.
- A town in Tolland County, Connecticut.
- A city in Florida.
- A village in Illinois.
- A town in Indiana.
- A village in Michigan.
- A town and village in New York.
- An unincorporated community in Oklahoma.
- A city in Texas, and the county seat of Wilbarger County.
- A town in Utah.
- A town in Vermont.
- A town in Wisconsin.
Derived terms
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