Valerie

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Valerie¹

  • /ˈvæləɹi/

Rhymes with -æləɹi

Where it comes from

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

proper noun Valery

  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 be

Valerie²

  • /ˈvæləɹi/

Rhymes with -æləɹi

Where it comes from

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

noun

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

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: valarie, carla, valery, valeri, bravery, courage, heroism, valor, gallantry, boldness, intrepidity, fortitude, mettle, pluck, audacity, daring

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name female given name

EspañolValeria
한국어발레리 Balleri
日本語ヴァレリー Varerī, バレリー Barerī
中文瓦莱丽 Wǎláilì
हिन्दीवैलेरी vailerī
PortuguêsValéria
FrançaisValérie
DeutschValerie
ItalianoValeria
РусскийВале́рия Valérija
العربيةفَالِيرِي fālīrī

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"Valerie." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/valerie. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Valerie. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/valerie

Chicago

"Valerie." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/valerie.

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@misc{valerie_2026,
  title = {Valerie},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/valerie},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}