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Name Varney
Type Surname (from location)
Usage English
Other Forms FormsVerney
Edit Status Status1. basic formatting

Meaning & History

From the French place name Vernay, derived from Gaulish verno- "alder" and the locative suffix -acum. A fictional bearer is the vampire Sir Francis Varney, the title character of the mid-19th-century gothic horror story Varney the Vampire; or, the Feast of Blood.
Added 9/4/2006 by anonymous