VERNON

'Vernon' is a masculine name that is derived from the Gaul word ''vern'' for Alder tree (also springlike, flourishing, or full of life) and a Gaulish-latin suffix indicating a location. Thus Vernon is a "place of alders". Variants include Vern, Vernard, Verne and Verna. Vernon was introduced into England as an aristocratic surname at the time of the Norman conquest. A Hispanic variant is spelled Vernón, which is in keeping with other two syllable names ending in on such as Colón, or Simón.

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Places

People

Other

See also

Places

In Canada:

★ Vernon, British Columbia
In France:

★ Vernon, Ardèche, in the Ardèche ''département''

★ Vernon, Eure, in the Eure ''département''

★ Vernon, Vienne, in the Vienne ''département''
In the United States of America:

★ Vernon, Alabama

★ Vernon, California

★ Vernon, Connecticut

★ Vernon, Florida

★ Vernon Township, Michigan

★ Vernon Township, New Jersey

★ Vernon (village), New York

★ Vernon (town), New York

★ Vernon, Texas

★ Vernon, Vermont

★ Vernon, Wisconsin

★ Vernon County, Wisconsin

★ Vernon Township, Ohio

★ Vernon (town), Indiana

★ Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania

★ New Vernon, New Jersey

★ North Vernon, Indiana

★ Vernon Center, New York

★ Vernon Hills, Illinois

People

★ Vernon Campbell, American film actor

★ Vernon Dean

★ Baron Vernon, a title

★ Annie Vernon, a British rower

★ Dr. Barbara Vernon, Australian birth activist

★ Belinda Vernon, New Zealand politician

★ Bobby Vernon, film actor

★ Caroline Vernon, English author

★ Charles Vernon, American musician

★ Colonel Chris Vernon, British Military Spokesman

★ Dai Vernon, Canadian magician

★ David Vernon, Australian writer

★ Di Vernon, fictional character

★ Edward Vernon (1684-1757) British Admiral

★ Forbes George Vernon, Canadian legislator

★ Gavin Vernon

★ George Vernon, English cricketer

★ Howard Vernon, Swiss actor

★ Irene Vernon, American actress

★ Jackie Vernon, comedian

★ Jackie Vernon

★ John Vernon, Canadian actor

★ Jules Vernon, vaudeville performer

★ Kate Vernon, Canadian actress

★ Michael Vernon, Australian consumer activist

★ Mickey Vernon, Major League Baseball player

★ Mike Vernon (ice hockey)

★ Philip A. Vernon, Canadian psychology professor

★ Philip E. Vernon, English psychology professor

★ Richard Vernon, English actor

★ Roy Vernon, Welsh footballer

★ Valerie Vernon, American actress

★ William Vernon, Rhode Islander active in the American Revolution

★ Toby Vernon, DJ from Andover
'Fictional characters':

★ Dean Vernon, the dean of Mars University from ''Futurama''

★ Uncle Vernon, Harry Potter's Step-Uncle from the Harry Potter novels

★ Dean Vernon Wormer, an antagonist from the film ''National Lampoon's Animal House''

Other

★ Lillian Vernon, American catalog and online retailer

★ Vickers Vernon, a British military aircraft of the Interwar period

★ Vernon Building Society, based in Stockport, England

See also

★ Mount Vernon (disambiguation)