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Valerie en · PROPN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /ˈvæləɹi/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From French Valérie, from Latin Valeria. Doublet of Valeria.

Meanings

  1. A female given name from French [in turn from Latin].
    • Cos since I've come home, well my body's been a mess And I've missed your ginger hair and the way you dress Won't you come on over stop making a fool out of me? Why won't you come on over Valerie? Valerie? Valerie? Valerie? 2006, The Zutons, “Valerie”:
    • Valerie, call on me / Come and see me / I'm the same boy I used to be 1982, Steve Winwood, Will Jennings, “Valerie”:

Forms

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Valery alternative lexicographic

Translations (23)

it Valeria (female given name) · ja バレリー (female given name) · hy Վալերի (female given name) · ta வேலரி (female given name) · pl Waleria (female given name) · th วาเลอรี (female given name) · uk Вале́рія (female given name) · ko 발레리 (female given name) · ru Вале́рия (female given name) · ca Valèria (female given name) · pt Valéria (female given name) · kn ವ್ಯಾಲರೀ (female given name) · cs Valérie (female given name) · de Valerie (female given name) · ka ვალერი (female given name) · ar فَالِيرِي (female given name) · lv Valerija (female given name) · es Valeria (female given name) · ja ヴァレリー (female given name) · hi वैलेरी (female given name) · cmn 瓦莱丽 (female given name) · fr Valérie (female given name) · bg Вале́рия (female given name)

Valerie en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /ˈvæləɹi/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From valeryl, part of the chemical name of the drug, and alluding to the female name. Compare Lucy (“the drug LSD”).

Meanings

  1. (slang, uncountable) The psychotropic drug 1V-LSD.