Valery

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proper noun

A male given name from French [in turn from Latin].

Less commonScrabble 12

Meanings

Valery1

proper noun
  1. A male given name from French [in turn from Latin].
  2. A locality in the Bellingen council area, north-eastern New South Wales, Australia.

Valery2

proper noun
  1. A female given name from French [in turn from Latin].

    He is survived by his devoted wife Alexandra, daughter Valery Luce Cristol, brothers Herbert and Adrian, nieces, nephews and their families.

    2001 February 15, “[Paid Notice: Deaths] Solomon, Samuel M.”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 10 Oct 2011
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    Miss Valery Martin and Thomas Perry True will be married here this spring. Mr. and Mrs. John Cochran Martin have announced the engagement of their daughter.

    1959 January 26, “Valery Martin Engaged to Wed Thomas P. True […]”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC

    Mr. and Mrs. Francis J. Shields have made known the engagement of their daughter, Miss Valery Ann Shields, to William A. Shea Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Shea of Brooklyn and of Sands Point.

    1963 August 2, “Valery Ann Shields Prospective Bride”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC

Origin

Valery · proper noun

  1. LatinValerius
  2. FrenchValéry
  3. EnglishValery

From French Valéry, from Latin Valerius. Doublet of Valerius.

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Valery · proper noun

  1. LatinValeria
  2. FrenchValérie
  3. EnglishValery

A variant of Valerie, from French Valérie, from Latin Valeria.

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APA

Valery. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Valery

MLA

“Valery.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Valery. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Valery,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Valery.

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