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Re: Valerie
in reply to a message by Lily
I still see Valerie as dated but it could make a comeback. Valeria sounds like a disease to me (not really sure why).
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Probably because of malaria.I agree that Valeria reminds me of malaria. It also reminds me of words that end in -eria like hysteria.
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This message was edited 10/1/2012, 11:47 AM

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Probably because it looks like Malaria and sounds a bit like diarrohea
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Actually, I believe Valeria rhymes with malaria, not diarrhea. The stress is on the second syllable.
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Oh my bad, thank you :)
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No problem. It's not a very common name. Easy enough to do. :-D
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