Laverne is from the French L'Aubépine or possibly from the Latin Roman goddess Laverna (goddess of thieves and tricksters, ironically). A top-100 US baby name from 1916 to 1932. Laverne Cox (born 1972) — *American actress and LGBTQ+ rights advocate; played Sophia Burset on Netflix's Orange Is the New Black (2013-2019); in 2014 became the first openly transgender person to be nominated for a Primetime Emmy in an acting category (Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series). First openly transgender person on the cover of Time magazine (June 2014, "The Transgender Tipping Point"). In 2015 won the Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Special Class Special as executive producer of Free CeCe! (documentary about Black transgender activist CeCe McDonald). Co-hosted the Met Gala red carpet for E! (2020-2021). Laverne DeFazio — the lead character of ABC's Laverne & Shirley* (1976-1983), played by Penny Marshall — the top-rated US sitcom for two consecutive seasons (1977-78, 1978-79). Laverne Andrews of the Andrews Sisters (1911-1967).
Featured throughout American culture from the 1920s through today.
Laverne reduces to seven — the number of trans Emmy first.