The name Vern is an English baby name. In English the meaning of the name Vern is: Surname related to Vernon 'alder tree grove.' Also used as abbreviations of Vernon or Lavern.
Vernon is a surname, from a masculine name that is derived from the Gaul word vern for Alder tree (also springlike, flourishing, or full of life) and a Gaulish-Latin suffix indicating a location. ... Vernon was introduced into England as an aristocratic surname at the time of the Norman conquest.