Verne

[ vurn; French vern ]

noun

1. Jules [joolz, zh, y, l], 1828–1905, French novelist.
2. a male given name, form of Vernon.

Verne

/ vɛrn; vɜːn /

noun

1. VerneJules18281905MFrenchWRITING: science-fiction writer Jules (ʒyl). 1828–1905, French writer, esp of science fiction, such as Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea (1870) and Around the World in Eighty Days (1873)

Example Sentences

Now living in La Verne, she wants to ensure her baby can speak both English and Spanish fluently.

From Los Angeles Times

Among those concerned are Jacob and Lindsey Dunn, proprietors of Sow Eden Organics, which operates out of a small space in La Verne.

From Los Angeles Times

Named after the famous submarine sailor from Jules Verne's book 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, the target graveyard is more than 2,500km from the nearest piece of land.

From BBC

The La Verne Police Department was notified of a stolen vehicle driving in the Williams Avenue and Foothill Boulevard area Tuesday at 4 p.m., according to a news release.

From Los Angeles Times

Its leader was Shen Zaiwang, an English translator in Sichuan province’s Foreign Affairs Department who fell in love with sci-fi as a child after reading Jules Verne books like “Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea.”

From Seattle Times