Verna

If you're having a daughter born during the Spring season, you should totally consider Verna (though, of course, she wouldn't need to be born in spring to have this name)! It sounds very light and natural; a true beauty to my ears.

I much prefer Verna to the Italian Virna. Virna seems made up while Verna is linked with the Latin word. It's not so different to Vanda or Vilma... Why not? Interesting.

Beautiful, unusual, mature name! Verna has beauty! I love this name, it is also so rare, not many people have it. Beautiful, quality, elegant name.

I don’t care what anyone says, this name ROCKS!

This is my daughter’s name and I love our choice so much. She was born in the Spring which is part of why we chose it. It’s a powerful name for a powerful little woman. I think it’s a great blend of strength in sound and a more feminine, kind of fertile meaning of Spring. I love how uncommon yet familiar and easy to pronounce it is. Also, it has a surprisingly great pool of nicknames: Vee, Vern (gender ambiguous), Vera (which is much trendier and more accessible if that’s what she’s after later in life). I think it’s also a name that could travel well internationally. Love this name!

I love the name Verna, but I'm willing to admit I may be biased given that my name is Verne. In response to the above comment, however, it's actually improbable that a child would encounter someone with a grandmother named Verna. With baby boomers being the current generation of grandparents, a grandma is much more likely to be named, say, Cindy or Lisa.

If you name your child Verna she will get comments like "That's my grandma's name" and her name will be quite often mispronounced as "Vera." Don't do it.

The meaning "spring" for the name Verna is just lovely. This is a wonderful, pretty, vintage name. Definitely deserves a comeback.

This might also be used as a pet form of Veronica.

I think this name is ugly and dated. It brings to mind a mean old woman.