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View Name: Valkyrie


VALKYRIE
GENDER: Feminine
USAGE: Various
PRONOUNCED: val-KIR-ee (English), VAL-kÉ™-ree (English)   [key]
Meaning & History
Means "chooser of the slain", derived from Old Norse valr "the slain" and kyrja "chooser". In Norse myth the Valkyries were maidens who led heroes killed in battle to Valhalla.
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