Fern - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Fern \f(e)-

is pronounced fern. It is of Old English origin, and its meaning is "fern". A name from nature: green shade-loving plant. Short form of Fernanda. Used by E.B. White in "Charlotte's Web".

Fern has 2 variant forms: Ferna and Ferne.

Baby names that sound like Fern are Ferryn, Ferran, Faryn, Farin, Faren, Fran, Verne, Verna and Veron.

Fern is a very common first name for women (#552 out of 4276) and also a very common last name for both men and women (#11558 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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