Verna

See also: verna and верна

English

Coined in the 19th century, from Latin vernus (“spring-like”) or as a feminine of Vernon.

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, […]

Borrowed from Swedish Verna in the end of the 19th century. Usually explained as Latin vernus (“springlike”).

Verna

Inflection of Verna (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		Verna	Vernat
genitive		Vernan	Vernojen
partitive		Vernaa	Vernoja
illative		Vernaan	Vernoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Verna	Vernat
accusative	nom.	Verna	Vernat
accusative	gen.	Vernan	Vernat
genitive		Vernan	Vernojen Vernain^rare
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
instructive		—	Vernoin
abessive		Vernatta	Vernoitta
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Verna (type kala)

first-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		Vernani	Vernani
accusative	nom.	Vernani	Vernani
accusative	gen.	Vernani	Vernani
genitive		Vernani	Vernojeni Vernaini^rare
partitive		Vernaani	Vernojani
inessive		Vernassani	Vernoissani
elative		Vernastani	Vernoistani
illative		Vernaani	Vernoihini
adessive		Vernallani	Vernoillani
ablative		Vernaltani	Vernoiltani
allative		Vernalleni	Vernoilleni
essive		Vernanani	Vernoinani
translative		Vernakseni	Vernoikseni
instructive		—	—
abessive		Vernattani	Vernoittani
comitative		—	Vernoineni

second-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		Vernasi	Vernasi
accusative	nom.	Vernasi	Vernasi
accusative	gen.	Vernasi	Vernasi
genitive		Vernasi	Vernojesi Vernaisi^rare
partitive		Vernaasi	Vernojasi
inessive		Vernassasi	Vernoissasi
elative		Vernastasi	Vernoistasi
illative		Vernaasi	Vernoihisi
adessive		Vernallasi	Vernoillasi
ablative		Vernaltasi	Vernoiltasi
allative		Vernallesi	Vernoillesi
essive		Vernanasi	Vernoinasi
translative		Vernaksesi	Vernoiksesi
instructive		—	—
abessive		Vernattasi	Vernoittasi
comitative		—	Vernoinesi

first-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		Vernamme	Vernamme
accusative	nom.	Vernamme	Vernamme
accusative	gen.	Vernamme	Vernamme
genitive		Vernamme	Vernojemme Vernaimme^rare
partitive		Vernaamme	Vernojamme
inessive		Vernassamme	Vernoissamme
elative		Vernastamme	Vernoistamme
illative		Vernaamme	Vernoihimme
adessive		Vernallamme	Vernoillamme
ablative		Vernaltamme	Vernoiltamme
allative		Vernallemme	Vernoillemme
essive		Vernanamme	Vernoinamme
translative		Vernaksemme	Vernoiksemme
instructive		—	—
abessive		Vernattamme	Vernoittamme
comitative		—	Vernoinemme

second-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		Vernanne	Vernanne
accusative	nom.	Vernanne	Vernanne
accusative	gen.	Vernanne	Vernanne
genitive		Vernanne	Vernojenne Vernainne^rare
partitive		Vernaanne	Vernojanne
inessive		Vernassanne	Vernoissanne
elative		Vernastanne	Vernoistanne
illative		Vernaanne	Vernoihinne
adessive		Vernallanne	Vernoillanne
ablative		Vernaltanne	Vernoiltanne
allative		Vernallenne	Vernoillenne
essive		Vernananne	Vernoinanne
translative		Vernaksenne	Vernoiksenne
instructive		—	—
abessive		Vernattanne	Vernoittanne
comitative		—	Vernoinenne

A 19th century feminine form of Verner, in analogy with the rare German name Werna. Also associated with Latin vernus (“springlike”).

Verna c (genitive Vernas)

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