63%RatingSave Gender Feminine & Masculine Usage English Pronounced Pron. lə-VURN [key·IPA] Meaning & History From a French surname that was derived from a place name, ultimately from the Gaulish word vern "alder". It is sometimes associated with the Roman goddess Laverna or the Latin word vernus "of spring". Related NamesFamily Tree·Details VariantLavern PopularityDetails Last ranked #875 in 1971 (f) #919 in 1963 (m) United States People think this name isRate·Details classic mature formal wholesome strong refined strange Categories currently out of the US top 1000, deities, flora, goddesses, gods, How to Train Your Dragon characters, LGBT history, mythology, nature, place names, plants, seasons, spring, surnames, The Golden Girls characters, trees, TV show titles, vaudevillians, William Faulkner characters, women