Vernon
Syllables: Ver·non/ˈvɜːnən/US/ˈvɝnən/
Vernon proper noun: a town in Eure department, Normandy, France.
Proper noun
Vernon
- A town in Eure department, Normandy, France.
- A village in Ardèche department, Languedoc, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.
- An English habitational surname from Anglo-Norman, originally a Norman baronial name, derived from the town in Normandy.
- A male given name transferred from the surname, of 19th century and later usage.
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- A city in British Columbia, Canada; named for Forbes George Vernon, former MLA for British Columbia.
- A neighborhood of Ottawa, Ontario.
- A city, the county seat of Lamar County, Alabama.
- A census-designated place in Arizona; named for American educator, minister and bishop William Tecumseh Vernon.
- A city in Los Angeles County, California.
- A census-designated place in Colorado; named for a local minister.
- A town in Tolland County, Connecticut; named for George Washington's home, Mount Vernon.
- An unincorporated community in Delaware.
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- A city in Florida; named for Mount Vernon.
- A village in Marion County, Illinois; named for railroad official William Vernon.
- A town, the county seat of Jennings County, Indiana, also located in Vernon Township.
- An unincorporated community in Kansas.
- A village in Michigan; named for its township, itself for Mount Vernon.
- An unincorporated community in Jasper County, Mississippi.
- An unincorporated community in Madison County, Mississippi.
- An unincorporated community in Winston County, Mississippi.
- A township in Sussex County, New Jersey.
- A town and village in Oneida County, New York.
- An unincorporated community in Oklahoma; named for William Tecumseh Vernon.
- A neighborhood of Portland, Oregon.
- A city, the county seat of Wilbarger County, Texas; named for Mount Vernon.
- A town in Utah; named for early settler Joseph Vernon.
- A town in Windham County, Vermont; named for Mount Vernon.
- An unincorporated community in West Virginia.
- A town in Wisconsin.
- A number of other townships in the United States, listed under Vernon Township.
Vernon meaning in Marathi
Vernon in Marathi
- town in Normandy
- व्हेर्नों vhernõ
- village in New York
- व्हर्नन vharnan
Origin of Vernon
From Transalpine Gaulish uerna (“alder”) (from Proto-Celtic *wernā, from Proto-Indo-European *wern-) + -o, -onis (locative suffix, literally “place of alder trees”).
Words formed from Vernon
Questions about Vernon
- What does Vernon mean?
- Vernon means a town in Eure department, Normandy, France.
- What is Vernon in Marathi?
- Vernon in Marathi is व्हेर्नों (vhernõ), व्हर्नन (vharnan). See Vernon meaning in Marathi.
- What part of speech is Vernon?
- Vernon is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Vernon?
- Vernon is pronounced /ˈvɝnən/ (US).
Words near Vernon in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: Vernon (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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