Valerie

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

Valerie

1. A female given name from Latin
   • 2006, Zutons (lyrics and music), “Valerie”:

     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?

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

Valerie (uncountable)

1. (slang) The psychotropic drug 1V-LSD.

• Larivee

From Latin Valeria, feminine form of Valerius.

• IPA^(key): [ˈvaləˌʁi]

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• Hyphenation: Va‧le‧rie

Valerie

1. a female given name from Latin

Borrowed from English Valerie, from French Valérie.

• IPA^(key): /ˈveləri/, /ˈf-/

Valerie

1. a female given name from English [in turn from French]

   Agatha Valerie Mamahit, b. 1999