Comments for the name Valerie

Variant spellings include Valery, Valarie, Vallary, Vallery, Vallory, Vallerie, Vallorie, Vallarie, Vallari, Valleri, Vallori, Valeri, Valary.

This used to be a male name, but it was spelled 'Valrie'. My great-grandfather was named this, but since my family is of Cajun French origin, 'Valrie' might just be another spelling of 'Valerie' in French.

I spell my name with the A rather than the E (Valarie) and personally do not like the E spelling. I think it looks very masculine and rough. The A softens the name.

I think that by spelling it Valerie it still seems feminine and is spelled the way you say it also. I prefer the spelling Valerie more than some of the other versions that are less common and are not as recognized universally. Still, others prefer to have the name stand out and be different than the usual ways of spelling.

A famous bearer of this name is actress Valerie Perrine (born Valerie Ritchie Perrine on September 3, 1943). She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her role as Honey Bruce in the 1974 movie "Lenny".

Valerie was the name of the character that sort of replaced Brenda on Beverly Hills 90210, played by Tiffani-Amber Thiessen.

My name is spelled with an e, not an a, and I am glad. I think, though, personal preference is due to what you are used to, because I personally don't like the 'a' spelling, and think that it makes the name look hard and less feminine. I think the 'e' makes it look like it sounds val-er-ie, not val-are-ie.

Valancy is an interesting variant with the same meaning, coined (so far as I know) by Zenna Henderson, author of 'Ingathering', a scifi novel. Pronounced Val-ann-see or Vale-aunt-see.

I believe the name Valancy was first used by L. M. Montgomery in her 1926 novel 'The Blue Castle.' In this novel the protagonist is woman named Valancy Jane Stirling.

My name is Valerie. I work with Spanish speakers and they pronounce it ValeriA. In Spanish the feminine in language ends in the letter A. I love that pronunciation but I would not like it spelled that way because then you always have to correct people on the spelling. Ending in an E is the most common way to spell it in the USA.

Used in movie "V for Vendetta" as the name of the lesbian woman for whom V remembers in his vendetta.

I don't like this name, and not because I'm biased because I have a best friend with this name (sshh! she doesn't know!) This is probably because I don't usually like names ending with an 'e' sound. I lean more towards names ending with an 'a'.

Valerie is my twin sister's name. My husband and I love it. All girls that I know with that name are so cute. We want to name one of our kids Valerie.

I know a girl named Valerie Anne L_____. Her initials spell VAL, which is what people call her! I think it's funny.

There's a Reel Big Fish song called Valerie with the line "Valerie, you make me wish I was dead."

Valerie Grey is a character from Danny Phantom, an animated program on Nickelodeon. She's a ghost hunter and has a crush on the main character (but she has no idea he's the ghost she has a vendetta against.) It's confusing.

Reminds me of celery, don't know why.

I am from Poland and my name is Waleria. (val-er-"E"-uh) I love my name because it means strong, which I try to be. Another Polish spelling is Walerya.

My name is Valerie and I say my name just the way that I spell it. Plus, in German, the pet name for Valerie is "Vali".

I don't really like this name, but I love the suggested nickname Vali. It's cute.

This is my least favorite name for a girl. It's all stuffy and old lady sounding. Plus I have known a few Valeries over the years and they were all absolutely horrendous. The person I dislike most in the world is named Valerie; if you knew her, you wouldn't like the name either!

My middle name is Valerie. I don't necessarily like the name all that much, but it's a pretty good middle name.

Marie Valerie was the Archduchess of Austria and the only child her mother, Empress Elizabeth "Sissi" of Austria-Hungary was attached to.

This is my name. I have never liked it. I really hate being called Val. My relatives refuse to spell it anywhere close to correctly. I just have had a weird vibe from this name, and it is so strange to hear a young chid being called Valerie. I agree that it sounds like an old lady name. I have a friend who calls me Valveeta. I adore her, so it's okay.

Valerie is the first name of a rather unusual teacher in Joanna Cole's Magic School Bus series. She's known for her frizzy red hair, crazy outfits, and field trips that tend to be out of this world (sometimes quite literally!). She's known much more commonly as Ms. Frizzle or "the Friz."

There is an obscure Zutons song called Valerie about, you guessed it, a girl named Valerie. The song has recently become more popular due to a remix by Mark Ronson featuring Amy Winehouse.

There's a much famous song by Steve Winwood named Valerie. It is beautiful and has one of the catchiest chorus I've ever heard: Valerieeeeeeeee call on me / call on meeeee Valerieeeee/ Valerieeee come and see me/ I'm the same boy I used to be

This is a fabulous song and it surprises me nobody came up with this before.

Valerie is a very feminine and beautiful name.

I like this spelling much better than
Vallory
Vallary
Vallorie
and Vallarie.

I don't like this name, although it's the name of a good friend of mine (oops I hope she doesn't read this.) I think it's because to me it sounds very old fashioned - I could imagine a grandma being called this, not a little girl.

I love this name! It has a great sound and just sounds neat.

The name makess me think of ditzy, superficial women. I don't find the name very pretty either.

This is my uncle's legal name, lol. Poor Val. Other than him, this name rather bores me.

It's cute and it sounds sweet. :) I like it.

Valerie Solanas, who shot Andy Warhol.

My name is Valerie. As a child I didn't like the name, but what kid does like their name? Now I commonly go by Val. I had to laugh at the celery comment because a few kids who couldn't say my name called me that. Go figure. I love the meaning behind the name and I kind of like something different. Pet names (Mostly unwanted!): Val Pal, Val Gal, Valifornia, Valley Girl, Valerian, Valeria, Valerie-Valerah-Valerrah-ha-ha-ha, Vallerina.

The Monkees sing about a girl named "Valleri," a variation of this name.

There is a nurse named Valerie played by Whoopi Goldberg in 'Girl, Interrupted'.

It's the English equivalent of a common Italian name so it's used by Italian-Americans a lot. Like Anthony. I have an aunt with this name.

Valerie Russell, the main character in Holly Black's urban fantasy novel "Valiant: A Modern Tale of Faerie".

I have always found this name to be classy and sophisticated; the name of a girl who is smart, popular, friendly, and just a bit mischievous. It's a very good choice for a daughter. Not perfect, of course, but what name is?

Valerie Bertinelli - American actress well-known for her role as Barbara Cooper in the 1970's Day By Day. Now known as a spokesperson for the Jenny Craig weightloss system. She was also formerly married to Eddie VanHalen, of the band VanHalen.

Valerie Poxleitner real name of... LIGHTS!

Valerie is used in Germany too. If there is no accent on the first 'e' it is usually pronounced VAH-le-ree here. [noted -ed]

Not that it matters, but it rhymes with calorie. It's just very unpleasant sounding.

In respects to the late Amy Winehouse, she had a song called "Valerie". It was one of my favorites by her.

I think the name Valerie is feminine, elegant, yet strong. Not too popular, yet not too scarce. As a nickname, Val is not bad (though the full name is better, as is usually the case). As another person here said, "No name is perfect."

My name is Valerie Nicole. My grandmother's name was Valeria which I think is a much nicer spelling. Maybe it's just me but I've always hated this name as it was originally a male name. Please be nice to your children and stick to conventional names. What I wouldn't give to have a pretty name like Kate or Katherine. I also despise the nickname associated with this name. It's taken me over twenty years but I have almost rid myself of Val. I love Val Kilmer but as he is a male, I hate being called the same nickname. I combined my first and middle names for a prettier nickname: Vani (rhymes with Bonnie) Please be nice to your children people don't give your girls a male name or vise versa!

Valerie is Carol Kane's character in the Princess Bride. She is Miracle Max's wife.

Twins: Valerie (maybe diff spelling) and Victoria!

I love this name, it's so pretty! And I agree with the comment above, Valerie and Victoria would make good names for twins, or Vivian, or Vera. All are beautiful names :)