Vern

Diminutive of Vernon, English
"place of alders"

Vern Origin and Meaning

The name Vern is a boy's name meaning "place of alders".

Until recently, Vernon and its short form Vern seemed like grandpa names not ready for revival, but now we can see it happening. Never the popular, Vern works particularly well as a middle name.

# 917 in the US

Vern Rank in US Top 1000

Famous People Named Vern

  • Vernon "Vern" Schuppan
    Australian racing driver
  • Arild Verner "Vern" Agerskov Mikkelsen
    American basketball player
  • Vernon Gale "Vern" Buchanan
    U.S. Congressman from Florida
  • Vernon "Vern" Gosdin
    American country music singer
  • Vernal "Vern" Riffe
    American politician
  • Vernon E. "Vern" Clark
    U.S. Navy Admiral
  • Verner Edward "Vern" Suomi
    Finnish,American educator, inventor, and scientist; considered the father of satellite meteorology

Vern in Pop Culture

  • Vern
    unseen foil for movie character Ernest P. Worrell ("Hey, Vern!")
  • Vern
    character on Freeform's "Recovery Road"