Vernetta

Where Vernetta comes from

Perhaps related to Laverne.
— Wiktionary's entry for Vernetta
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1897
    First appearance
    #1,263 among girls, 7 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1935
    Peak, #974
    50 babies named Vernetta — more than any year before or since.
  3. 1936
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #1,480.
  4. 1975
    Vernetta Lesforis born
    athletics competitor (* 1975)
  5. 1982
    Vernetta Alston born
    American politician
In the dictionary
  • A female given name.
Namesakes
  • Vernetta Lesforis · athletics competitor (* 1975), born 1975
  • Vernetta Alston · American politician, born 1982

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.