Such a cool name. Unique but in a subtle way. I also think this would suit boys as well as girls.
― Anonymous User 4/5/2023
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Also pronounced Val - lay it's a Spanish nickname for Valeria, Valencia, Valentina, etc. Very pretty, but in Spain Vale (with the same pronunciation) means "okay," so it's a little odd there.
https://forebears.io/forenames/vale
https://www.popular-babynames.com/name/vale
It's also used in Sweden and other Nordic countries as a Masculine name as a modern form of the Norse Mythology name, Váli.
https://www.behindthename.com/name/va10li/submitted?id=197342
https://www.nordicnames.de/wiki/Vale
https://www.first-name.net/vale#Info_SV
According to the USA Social Security Administration, 8 boys were recorded with the name Vale in 2010.
https://www.nancy.cc/baby-name/vale/
https://www.names.org/n/vale/about