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Verna

Verna proper noun: a female given name from Latin.

Proper noun

Verna

  1. A female given name from Latin.
    • I dislike peppermint flavouring to this day. And the name Verna — I dislike that. It doesn't sound like spring to me, or like green grass or garlands of flowers or girls in flimsy dresses. It sounds more like a trail of obstinate peppermint, […]2009, Alice Munro, Too Much Happiness, Chatto & Windus, →ISBN, page 196

Origin of Verna

Coined in the 19th century, from Latin vernus (“spring-like”) or as a feminine of Vernon.

Questions about Verna

What does Verna mean?
Verna means a female given name from Latin.
What part of speech is Verna?
Verna is a proper noun.

Words near Verna in the dictionary

  1. vermouthed
  2. vermouths
  3. vermuth
  4. vermuths
  5. Vern
  6. Verna
  7. vernacle
  8. vernacles
  9. vernacular
  10. vernacular architecture
  11. vernacular architectures

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