Etymology

Valerie

Val·er·ie
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Today it means: The psychotropic drug 1V-LSD. Full definition →

French Valérie ← Latin Valeria
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Valerie · proper noun1

  1. Latin · derived fromValeria
  2. French · borrowed fromValérie
  3. English todayValerie

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

Valerie · noun2

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

Words from the same roots

FrenchValérie all →

Valery

LatinValeria all →

Valery

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