Vernice

Variation of Verna, Latin

"springtime"

Vernice Origin and Meaning

The name Vernice is a girl's name meaning "springtime".

Part Verna, part Bernice, Vernice saw use as a girls' name during the heyday of both those names. Both entered the Top 200 in the 1880s, where Verna lasted until 1940 and Bernice a decade longer.

While there are still a few dozen baby girls named Verna and Bernice each year, Vernice has become extinct.

Vernice Rank in US Top 1000

# 915 in the US

Famous People Named Vernice

• Vernice Armour first black woman U.S. Marine aviator
• Vernice Doris Ferguson U.S. Veterans Affairs nurse executive
• Ebony Vernice Hoffman American basketball player
• Erma Vernice Franklin American R&B singer, sister of Aretha Franklin
• Catherine Vernice "Cat" Glover American dancer and choreographer
• Vernice Carlton Smith American male NFL player
• Vernice "Bunky" Green American male jazz alto saxophonist