At a Glance
- Meaning
- As a French surname, from Gaulish for 'the alder tree place.' Its use as an American given name is a separate, later development with no clear tie to that meaning.
- Origin
- French/Gaulish (surname); American given-name use is a 19th-century invention
- Gender
- Girl
- Pronunciation
- luh-VERN
Laverne is a French/Gaulish (surname); American given-name use is a 19th-century invention girl's name meaning “As a French surname, from Gaulish for 'the alder tree place.' Its use as an American given name is a separate, later development with no clear tie to that meaning.”. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Laverne
Meaning: As a French surname, from Gaulish for 'the alder tree place.' Its use as an American given name is a separate, later development with no clear tie to that meaning..
Origin: French/Gaulish (surname); American given-name use is a 19th-century invention.
A common claim: Often given simply as meaning 'the alder grove' in French. Actually: As a French surname, Laverne does mean 'the alder grove.' But the American given name isn't derived from that meaning — it's a separate 19th-century coinage, possibly tied instead to a town name based on a mistranslation of 'green.'
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Laverne
luh-VERNIPA /ləˈvɜːrn/
Popularity of Laverne
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