Baby name
RISING
🇬🇧 🇺🇸 Vernon
/VER · non/
Meaning
“Alder grove”
From a Norman French surname derived from a place name meaning 'alder grove'; transferred to given-name use in English-speaking countries, peaking in the early 20th century.
Nicknames
vern
Vibe
gentle
How it ages.
Feels firmly early-to-mid 20th century; due for a quiet revival as great-grandfather names return.
The cultural moment.
Common in the US and UK from the 1900s through the 1940s; now rare but gaining minor interest.