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English
Etymology
Norman baronial surname derived from place names in Normandy , Gaulish ver(n) "alder" + -o, -onis local suffix ("place of alder trees").

Pronunciation
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��(r)n�n|-��(r)n�n

Proper noun
Vernon

1. A surname.
2. given name|male , transferred use of the surname since the nineteenth century.

sr:Vernon

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