Vernon is a surname, from a masculine name that is derived from the Gallic word vern for Alder tree (also springlike, flourishing, or full of life) and a Gaulish-Latin suffix indicating a location. Thus Vernon is a "place of alders". Variants include Vern, Vernard, Verne, Verna, Sberna, Sberno.Vernon was introduced into England as an aristocratic surname at the time of the Norman conquest.

Cecilia of Normandy (or Cecily; c. 1056 – 30 July 1126) was a French abbess, thought to be the eldest daughter of William the Conqueror and Matilda of Flanders.. Life. She was the sister of William II and Henry I of England.She was very close to her other brother, Robert Curthose. She was given a high education in the arts, Latin, rhetoric and logic by the scholar Arnulf of Chocques.

For information on South Africa's response to COVID-19 please visit the COVID-19 Corona Virus South African Resource Portal.