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Valerie

Syllables: Val·er·ie/ˈvæləɹi/

Valerie proper noun: a female given name from French [in turn from Latin].

Proper noun

Valerie

  1. A female given name from French [in turn from Latin].
    • Valerie, call on me / Come and see me / I'm the same boy I used to be1982, Steve Winwood, Will Jennings, “Valerie”
    • 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”

Noun

Valerie (uncountable)

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

Valerie meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Kannada and Arabic

Valerie in Hindi

female given name
वैलेरी vailerī

Valerie in Tamil

female given name
வேலரி vēlari

Valerie in Kannada

female given name
ವ್ಯಾಲರೀ vyālarī

Valerie in Arabic

female given name
فَالِيرِي fālīrī
More languagesFewer languages
Valerie in Thai
วาเลอรี

Forms of Valerie

alternative formValery

Origin of Valerie

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

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

Words that rhyme with Valerie

Questions about Valerie

What does Valerie mean?
Valerie means a female given name from French [in turn from Latin].
What is Valerie in Hindi?
Valerie in Hindi is वैलेरी (vailerī). See Valerie meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Valerie?
Valerie can be a proper noun or a noun.
How do you pronounce Valerie?
Valerie is pronounced /ˈvæləɹi/.

Words near Valerie in the dictionary

  1. valerians
  2. Valerianus
  3. valeric
  4. valeric acid
  5. valeridine
  6. Valerie
  7. Valeriepieris circle
  8. Valeriepieris circles
  9. valerin
  10. Valerina
  11. Valerine

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