Verne

American  

[vurn, vern] / vɜrn, vɛrn /

noun

1. Jules 1828–1905, French novelist.

2. a male given name, form of Vernon.

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Verne British  

/ vɛrn, vɜːn /

noun

1. Jules (ʒyl). 1828–1905, French writer, esp of science fiction, such as Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea (1870) and Around the World in Eighty Days (1873)

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Verne

A family of black bears are safe after being rescued from a large water tank in La Verne amid a dangerous heat wave in Los Angeles, according to L.A.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026

David Anthony Rodriguez, 45, of La Verne, pleaded guilty in July 2025 to a count of conspiracy against rights.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026

Verne, founded in 2019, said discussions were under way in 11 cities across the European Union, the United Kingdom, and the Middle East.

From Barron's ● May 5, 2026

By 31 he had written “Ulysses,” “Morte d’Arthur,” “Break, Break, Break” and the visionary “Locksley Hall,” which Mr. Holmes rightly places in the science-fiction tradition of Jules Verne and H.G.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026

When I finished all the Verne books in the library, I became the first in line for any book that arrived written by modern science-fiction writers such as Heinlein, Asimov, van Vogt, Clarke, and Bradbury.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam