Vernon as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Vernon

What is the meaning of the name Vernon ?

The baby name Vernon is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈvɜːrnən/ (VER-nən).

Vernon is Norman in Origin.

Vernon is an English given name derived from a Norman surname taken from the town of Vernon in Normandy (Eure, France). The place-name traces to Gaulish uerno, “alder,” combined with a Gallo-Romance locative suffix -on, yielding the sense “place of alders” or “from the alder grove.” As a given name it thus carries arboreal associations of the alder tree.

The surname arrived in Britain with the Normans and became prominent in medieval England; it transitioned into a first name in the 19th century, gaining popularity in Britain and the United States and peaking in the early 1900s. Admiral Edward Vernon lent the name wider recognition, inspiring numerous place-names, notably Mount Vernon. Diminutives and variants include Vern, Vernie, and the spelling Verne; the form is largely unchanged in French and used as-is in Spanish. Notable bearers include Vernon Jordan, Vernon Duke, and NFL player Vernon Davis.