Meanings
Valerie1
alternative Valery
- 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
1982, Steve Winwood, Will Jennings, “Valerie”1 more example
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”
Valerie2
- slanguncountableThe psychotropic drug 1V-LSD.
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
Valerie · proper noun
- LatinValeria
- FrenchValérie
- EnglishValerie
From French Valérie, from Latin Valeria. Doublet of Valeria.
Full word history & related roots →Valerie · noun
From valeryl, part of the chemical name of the drug, and alluding to the female name. Compare Lucy (“the drug LSD”).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic فَالِيرِي
- فَالِيرِي (fālīrī)female given name
Bulgarian Вале́рия
- Вале́рия (Valérija)female given name
Catalan Valèria
- Valèriafemale given name
Chinese Mandarin 瓦莱丽
- 瓦莱丽 (Wǎláilì)female given name
Czech Valérie
- Valériefemale given name
French Valérie
- Valériefemale given name
German Valerie
- Valeriefemale given name
Hindi वैलेरी
- वैलेरी (vailerī)female given name
Italian Valeria
- Valeriafemale given name
Japanese ヴァレリー, バレリー
- ヴァレリー (Varerī)female given name
- バレリー (Barerī)female given name
Korean 발레리
- 발레리 (Balleri)female given name
Latvian Valerija
- Valerijafemale given name
Polish Waleria
- Waleriafemale given name
Portuguese Valéria
- Valériafemale given name
Russian Вале́рия
- Вале́рия (Valérija)female given name
Spanish Valeria
- Valeriafemale given name
Tamil வேலரி
- வேலரி (vēlari)female given name
Thai วาเลอรี
- วาเลอรีfemale given name
Ukrainian Вале́рія
- Вале́рія (Valérija)female given name
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Valerie
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Cite this entry
Valerie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Valerie
“Valerie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Valerie. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Valerie,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Valerie.
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