Verna
English edit
Etymology edit
Coined in the 19th century, from Latin vernus (“spring-like”) or as a feminine of Vernon.
Proper noun edit
Verna
- A female given name from Latin
- 2009, Alice Munro, Too Much Happiness, Chatto & Windus, →ISBN, page 196:
- I dislike peppermint flavouring to this day. And the name Verna — I dislike that. It doesn't sound like spring to me, or like green grass or garlands of flowers or girls in flimsy dresses. It sounds more like a trail of obstinate peppermint, […]
Anagrams edit
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Swedish Verna in the end of the 19th century. Usually explained as Latin vernus (“springlike”).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Verna
- a female given name
Declension edit
Inflection of Verna (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | Verna | Vernat | ||
genitive | Vernan | Vernojen | ||
partitive | Vernaa | Vernoja | ||
illative | Vernaan | Vernoihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | Verna | Vernat | ||
accusative | nom. | Verna | Vernat | |
gen. | Vernan | |||
genitive | Vernan | Vernojen Vernainrare | ||
partitive | Vernaa | Vernoja | ||
inessive | Vernassa | Vernoissa | ||
elative | Vernasta | Vernoista | ||
illative | Vernaan | Vernoihin | ||
adessive | Vernalla | Vernoilla | ||
ablative | Vernalta | Vernoilta | ||
allative | Vernalle | Vernoille | ||
essive | Vernana | Vernoina | ||
translative | Vernaksi | Vernoiksi | ||
abessive | Vernatta | Vernoitta | ||
instructive | — | Vernoin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Statistics edit
- Verna is the 458th (tied with 2 other names) most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 810 female individuals (and as a middle name to 202 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
Anagrams edit
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
A 19th century feminine form of Verner, in analogy with the rare German name Werna. Also associated with Latin vernus (“springlike”).
Proper noun edit
Verna c (genitive Vernas)
- a female given name