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Valmai

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Australia/ˈvælmæɪ/

Valmai proper noun: a female given name.

Proper noun

Valmai

  1. A female given name.
    • "I am Valmai Powell, the niece of Essec Powell, the preacher."1899, Allen Raine, By Berwen Banks, London: Hutchinson & Co., Chapter I.
    • The house party included Mr., Mrs., and Miss Radcliff, Masters Richard, Victor, and Miss Valmai Jenkins (Herbert Park), Mr. Trevor and Miss Giblin, Mr. Philip and Mr. Edgar Belfield, Miss Jones, Miss M. Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Simpson and their daughter, Miss Manning, Miss Brennan, and Mr....1907 July 19, “Lady's Special Column.”, in The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser, Armidale, New South Wales, page 2

Examples of Valmai in a sentence

  • The house party included Mr., Mrs., and Miss Radcliff, Masters Richard, Victor, and Miss Valmai Jenkins (Herbert Park), Mr.1907 July 19, “Lady's Special Column.”, in The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser, Armidale, New South Wales, page 2:
  • Valmai, third daughter, was married to Mr.1948 June 18, "JANE", “Double Wedding”, in Maryborough Chronicle, Maryborough, Queensland, page 6:

Origin of Valmai

Coined by Welsh author Allen Raine in 1899 for a Welsh character in her novel By Berwen Banks. In a footnote in the novel, Raine states the name means "like May," almost certainly referring to a Welsh etymology of fel (“as, like”) + Mai (“May”).

Words formed from Valmai

Questions about Valmai

What does Valmai mean?
Valmai means a female given name.
How do you use Valmai in a sentence?
The house party included Mr., Mrs., and Miss Radcliff, Masters Richard, Victor, and Miss Valmai Jenkins (Herbert Park), Mr.
What part of speech is Valmai?
Valmai is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Valmai?
Valmai is pronounced /ˈvælmæɪ/ (Australia).

Words near Valmai in the dictionary

  1. Vallumbrosians
  2. vallums
  3. vally
  4. Vallès Oriental
  5. Vallée
  6. Valmai
  7. Valmaseda
  8. valmethamide
  9. Valmiera
  10. Valmiki
  11. Valmikis

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