Vernon.
A town in Eure department, Normandy, France.
Meaning & usage
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.
A city in British Columbia, Canada; named for Forbes George Vernon, former MLA for British Columbia.
A neighborhood of Ottawa, Ontario.
A locale in the United States: A city, the county seat of Lamar County, Alabama.
A locale in the United States: A census-designated place in Arizona; named for American educator, minister and bishop William Tecumseh Vernon.
A locale in the United States: A city in Los Angeles County, California.
A locale in the United States: A census-designated place in Colorado; named for a local minister.
A locale in the United States: A town in Tolland County, Connecticut; named for George Washington's home, Mount Vernon.
A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community in Delaware.
A locale in the United States: A city in Florida; named for Mount Vernon.
A locale in the United States: A village in Marion County, Illinois; named for railroad official William Vernon.
A locale in the United States: A town, the county seat of Jennings County, Indiana, also located in Vernon Township.
A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community in Kansas.
A locale in the United States: A village in Michigan; named for its township, itself for Mount Vernon.
A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community in Jasper County, Mississippi.
A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community in Madison County, Mississippi.
A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community in Winston County, Mississippi.
A locale in the United States: A township in Sussex County, New Jersey.
A locale in the United States: A town and village in Oneida County, New York.
A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community in Oklahoma; named for William Tecumseh Vernon.
A locale in the United States: A neighborhood of Portland, Oregon.
A locale in the United States: A city, the county seat of Wilbarger County, Texas; named for Mount Vernon.
A locale in the United States: A town in Utah; named for early settler Joseph Vernon.
A locale in the United States: A town in Windham County, Vermont; named for Mount Vernon.
A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community in West Virginia.
A locale in the United States: A town in Wisconsin.
A locale in the United States: A number of other townships in the United States, listed under Vernon Township.
Where this word comes from
From Transalpine Gaulish uerna (“alder”) (from Proto-Celtic *wernā, from Proto-Indo-European *wern-) + -o, -onis (locative suffix, literally “place of alder trees”).
Try it on your idea.
Vernon has 6 characters. Say it out loud, try it alongside a description of your project, and see whether its meaning fits what you want to create.
These are naming prompts. Meanings and pronunciation can vary; existing brand and domain uses have not been checked.
Explore the name generatorA word with a source.
Definitions, grammatical labels, IPA, etymology and examples: Wiktionary contributors, extracted by Kaikki / Wiktextract. Adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected fields and authored examples are shown; third-party quotations and audio are omitted. See contributor history.
Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.