valeriana
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.36 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
An archaeological site in Campeche, Mexico.
name
A female given name from Spanish, of rare usage.
Example Sentences
- "A daughter, Loretta Valeriana, was born to Mr. and Mrs. Stanley J. Justo Sr., of Haleiwa, Sept. 21."
- "Crystal Plant and John Bunce of Arlee would like to announce the birth of their daughter, Patience Valeriana Bunce, who was born on Jan. 18, 2005, at Community Hospital in Missoula."
- "We traveled far (thank you, Joe Sparrow) to get here – to the frigid peaks of Mt. Mutu – a cold and barren wasteland where no amphibian lives… except apparently a kooky old newt named Valeriana (sketched below). […] Valeriana told us she’d guide us to the temple […]"
Etymology
From Spanish Valeriana. By surface analysis, Valerian + -a. The archaeological site was named after Laguna la Valeriana, a neighbouring lake.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: Valeriana