Verna or Virna may refer to:

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Verna Aardema Verna Norberg Aardema Vugteveen (June 6, 1911 – May 11, 2000), best known by the name Verna Aardema, was an American writer of children's books. In 1960, she published her first set of stories, ''Tales from the Story Hat'', which were very s ...

(1911–2000), American author of children's books *

Verna Bloom Verna Frances Bloom (August 7, 1938 – January 9, 2019) was an American actress. Early life Verna Frances Bloom, born on August 7, 1938, in Lynn, Massachusetts, grew up in a Russian Jewish family where her father, Milton, operated a grocery s ...

(1939–2019), American actress * Virna De Angeli (born 1976), Italian former sprinter *

Virna Dias Virna Cristine Dantes Dias (born 31 August 1971) is a Brazilian retired volleyball player. She represented Brazil at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. There, she claimed the bronze medal with the Women's National Team. Dias also competed a ...

(born 1971), Brazilian retired volleyball player *

Verna Felton Verna Arline Felton (July 20, 1890December 14, 1966) was an American actress known for voicing many Disney animated films, such as the Fairy Godmother, the Queen of Hearts, and Flora. She also provided the voice for Fred Flintstone's mother- ...

(1890–1966), American actress * Virna Flores (born 1977), Peruvian actress *

Virna Haffer Virna Haffer (1899–April 5, 1974) was an American photographer, printmaker, painter, musician, and published author. Biography Born in 1899 in Aurora, Illinois, Haffer and her family moved to the utopian community of Home in South Puget Sound i ...

(1899–1974), American photographer, printmaker, painter, musician and author *

Verna Lee Hightower Verna Lee "Boots" Booker Hightower (June 26, 1930 – August 27, 1970) was an United Ststes, American rodeo Cowboy#Cowgirl, cowgirl and civil rights activist. She is recognized for being the first African Americans, African-American woman to becom ...

(1930-1970),

African-American African Americans, also known as Black Americans and formerly also called Afro-Americans, are an American racial and ethnic group that consists of Americans who have total or partial ancestry from any of the Black racial groups of Africa. ...

rodeo rider and civil rights activist. *

Virna Jandiroba Virna Carole Andrade Jandiroba (born May 30, 1988) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who currently competes in the women's Strawweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). She is a former Invicta Fighting Championships (Invic ...

(born 1988), Brazilian mixed martial artist * Virna Lindt, Swedish singer *

Virna Lisi Virna Lisa Pieralisi (; 8 November 1936 – 18 December 2014), known as just Virna Lisi, was an Italian actress. Her international film appearances included ''How to Murder Your Wife'' (1965), ''Not with My Wife, You Don't!'' (1966), ''The Secre ...

, stage name of Italian actress Virna Pieralisi (1936–2014) * Virginia Virna Sheard (1862–1943), Canadian poet and novelist * Verna Sinimbo, Namibian politician *

Verna Allette Wilkins Tamarind Books was a small independent British publisher specialising in picture books, fiction and non-fiction featuring black and Asian children and children with disabilities. It was founded by Verna Wilkins in 1987 with the mission of redress ...

, author, founder of Tamarind BooksOC right

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* Anna C. Verna (1931-2021), American politician *

Carlos Verna Carlos Alberto Verna (born 8 May 1946) is an Argentine Justicialist Party (PJ) politician who was governor of La Pampa Province twice, from 2003 to 2007 and from 2015 to 2019. He was also a National Senator for La Pampa for two terms, and serve ...

(born 1946), Argentine politician *

Mary Curtis Verna Mary Virginia Curtis-Verna (May 9, 1921 – December 4, 2009) was an American operatic soprano, particularly associated with the Italian repertory. Born in Salem, Massachusetts, she studied at Abbot Academy and Hollins College. She continued h ...

(1921–2009), American operatic soprano

Places

La Verna La Verna () is a locality on Mount Penna (), an isolated mountain of situated in the centre of the Tuscan Apennines, rising above the valley of the Casentino, central Italy. The place is known especially for its association with Saint Francis o ...

, a locality associated with Saint Francis of Assisi on Mount Penna, Italy *

Verna, Goa Verna is a census town located in Salcete, Goa, India, adjacent to the village of Nagoa. It is located approximately 10 km north of the South Goa district headquarters Margão, 18 km south-east of Vasco da Gama and 23 km south-e ...

, a village in the Indian state of Goa * Verna, Florida, an unincorporated area in the United States * Verna or

Velna River The Velna is a left tributary of the river Bârlad in Romania. It crosses the village of Ipatele and joins the Bârlad near Negrești Negrești () is a town in Vaslui County, located in the eastern part of Western Moldavia, a traditional regi ...

, Romania

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Hyundai Accent The Hyundai Accent (), or Hyundai Verna (현대 베르나) is a subcompact car produced by Hyundai. In Australia, the first generation models carried over the Hyundai Excel name used by the Accent's predecessor. The Accent was replaced in 2000 ...

or Verna, a subcompact family car * '' Verna: USO Girl'', a 1978 made-for-TV movie starring Sissy Spacek * "Verna" (''30 Rock''), a 2010 episode of the sitcom ''30 Rock'' * Verna (ancient Rome), plural ''vernae'', Latin term for a person born into slavery and reared within the household of birth * ''Verna'' (film), a 2017 Pakistani film * Verna Natural Mineral Water, a Ghanaian natural mineral water brand

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