Vernon

[ vur-nuhn ]

/ ˈvɜr nən /

Edward "Old Grog", 1684–1757, British admiral.

a town in N Connecticut.

a city in S British Columbia, in SW Canada.

a city in N Texas.

a male given name: from a Latin word meaning “springlike.”

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She threw her arms around Clinton intimate Vernon Jordan and happily posed for grip and grins, with Abedin acting as photographer.
Hillary Takes on the World: Clinton’s Foreign Policy Record in the Spotlight|Lloyd Grove|June 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He fired his gun, striking and killing 13-year-old Vernon Lee Holmes Jr.
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If she defeated Paradise Valley Mayor Vernon Parker, Sinema would become the first openly bisexual House member.
Nine Key House Race Results|Allison Yarrow|November 7, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Vernon ultimately locks Bender in a storage closet and, in a moment of weakness, physically threatens him.
Hollywood's Best Worst Teachers|Marlow Stern|June 24, 2011|DAILY BEAST

Vernon treats his students with nothing but disdain, verbally haranguing them every chance he gets.
Hollywood's Best Worst Teachers|Marlow Stern|June 24, 2011|DAILY BEAST
But the barrel-chair was finished before Mrs. Vernon returned.
Girl Scouts at Dandelion Camp|Lillian Elizabeth Roy
He was not gone long, however, and when he returned, he nodded satisfactorily to Mrs. Vernon.
Girl Scouts at Dandelion Camp|Lillian Elizabeth Roy
Mrs. Vernon looked at it in surprise, and gasped: Why, of all things!
Girl Scouts at Dandelion Camp|Lillian Elizabeth Roy
She looked at him wistfully, as if he might perhaps explain; but Vernon said nothing.
Nell, of Shorne Mills|Charles Garvice
Major Vernon was not going to church on this bright winter's morning.
Henry Dunbar|M. E. Braddon