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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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