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.

Vern Rank in US Top 1000

# 917 in the US

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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

The name Vern in Pop Culture

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