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Verna

American  
[vur-nuh] / ˈvɜr nə /

noun

  1. a female given name.


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Verna has lost communications due to the power lines being down.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2025

Verna Genus was sheltering from the storm at her four bedroom home in the village of Carlisle, St Elizabeth, when the hurricane ripped the zinc roof off her house.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2025

Last month, Williamston resident Verna Perry told commissioners that her sister made a 25-minute drive to the closest hospital only to find out she would not be able to get the treatment she needed there.

From Seattle Times ● May 19, 2024

Mater Dei 86, Corona Centennial 64: Owen Verna made seven three-pointers and had 28 points for Mater Dei, which will host Sherman Oaks Notre Dame on Saturday night.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 1, 2024

It was a lot to ask of Verna, who’d recently lost her father and was wrestling with her own grief.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

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