Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

valerie

/ˈvæləɹi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.59 in modern English

Syllables: Val-er-ie
IPA: /ˈvæləɹi/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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

noun

The psychotropic drug 1V-LSD.

Slang; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Valerie, call on me / Come and see me / I'm the same boy I used to be"
"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?"

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: Valérie, Valeria

Usage

Inflected Forms

Valery (alternative)

Rhymes With

gallery salary calorie mallory valery mallery callery vallery rogues' gallery

Questions

How do you pronounce valerie?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈvæləɹi/.
What does valerie mean?: A female given name from French [in turn from Latin].
Where does valerie come from?: It is traced to French.

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