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Valbjört f Icelandic (Rare)From the Old Norse elements
valr "those slain in battle" and
bjǫrt "bright" (feminine of
bjartr). Alternatively, the first element could be derived from Primitive Germanic *
walha- meaning "Celtic, foreign".
Valdete f AlbanianDerived from Albanian
valë "wave" and
deti "the sea; the ocean".
Valena f North FrisianSeibicke thinks this name is an elaborate form of
Vahle which he further links via
Volle with names including the Germanic name element
folk "people, folk".
Valenka f RussianValenka is a Bond girl in the James Bond film 'Casino Royale'.
Valeriane m Georgian (Rare)Georgian form of
Valerianus (see
Valerian). This is an older name and it is fairly rare in Georgia nowadays; the shorter form Valerian is more common there.... [
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Valeris f Popular CultureCreated by adding the prefix
Val to the name
Eris. Valeris is a major character in 'Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country' (1991). English actress Kim Cattrall portrayed Valeris as well as helping to create aspects of the character including the name.
Valey f IcelandicCombination of the Old Norse name elements
valr "the slain (in Valhalla)" and
ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element
auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").
Valfrid m & f Swedish, FinnishSwedish and Finnish form of
Walafrid and
Waldfrid, much more common as a male name. Valfrid Palmgren (1877-1967), a Swedish politician and teacher, was a famous female bearer of the name.
Valga f Sanskrit, Marathi, Indian, Hinduism, Hindi, Bengali, Nepali, Sinhalese, Gujarati, TamilMEANING - a bridle, rein, Goddess Durga
Valgerðr f Old NorseDerived from the Old Norse elements
valr meaning "the dead on a battlefield, the battle-slain" (as found in the word
valkyrja) and
garðr meaning "fence, defense"... [
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Valguzha f MordvinDerived from Erzya
валдо (valdo) meaning "light" and
кужо (kuzho) meaning "glade".
Váli m Norse MythologySnorri Sturluson calls Váli a son of
Loki and brother of
Nari in chapter 50 of the Prose Edda. Other sources say he was a son of
Odin and the giantess Rindr.
Vəli m AzerbaijaniDerived from Arabic وَلِيّ
(waliyy) meaning "helper, protector, benefactor".
Valian m LiteratureMain character in Jennifer Bell's book series "The Uncommoners".
Valiant m Literature, Popular Culture, Dutch (Rare), Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)From the English word
valiant, which denotes a person who has and shows courage. The word is derived from Anglo-French
vaillant "brave, strong, worthy", which itself is ultimately derived from Latin
valens meaning "strong, vigorous, powerful"... [
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Valiha m & f MalagasyFrom the name of a traditional Malagasy bamboo lute.
Valimurod m UzbekDerived from the given name
Vali and the Uzbek word
murod meaning "aim, wish, desire".
Valinafas m UzbekDerived from the given name
Vali and the Uzbek word
nafas meaning "breath".
Valinazar m UzbekDerived from the given name
Vali and the Uzbek word
nazar meaning "look, glance".
Valiniyoz m UzbekDerived from the given name
Vali and the Uzbek word
niyoz meaning "entreaty, alms".
Valinur m UzbekDerived from the given name
Vali and the Uzbek word
nur meaning "ray, beam, light".
Valio m FinnishFrom Finnish
valio meaning "an outstanding individual, a pick, choice, elite".
Valirasul m UzbekDerived from the given name
Vali and the Uzbek word
rasul meaning "prophet".
Valiş m ChuvashCombination of
Vali meaning "friend / close ally to God" and the suffix
-ş.
Valisher m UzbekDerived from the given name
Vali and the Uzbek word
sher meaning "lion".
Valisoa f MalagasyMeans "reward", or from the Malagasy name for the Scaevola plumieri shrub.
Valiya f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
valiy meaning "saint" or "messenger".
Valiyor m UzbekDerived from the given name
Vali and the Uzbek word
yor meaning "friend".
Valke m Livonian, Medieval BalticOf uncertain origin and meaning. Some modern-day academics suggest a derivation from Latvian
valks "brook, brooklet", while others see a connection to the Latvian placename
Valka, and a third group theorizes a connection to Finnish and Estonian
valkoinen "white"... [
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Vallamat m UzbekMeans "guide, mentor", "ruler, leader", or "generous" in Uzbek.
Valle f SpanishMeans "valley" in Spanish, taken from the titles of the Virgin Mary,
La Virgen de la Valle and
Nuestra Señora de la Valle, meaning "The Virgin of the Valley" and "Our Lady of the Valley" respectively.... [
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Valljáš m SamiNorthern Sami masculine name meaning "plentiful".
Valma f Finnish19th-century coinage derived from Finnish
valmu meaning "poppy".
Valmai f English (Rare), English (Australian, Rare), Welsh (Rare)From the Welsh 'fel Mai' = like May. It was invented by best-selling Welsh author Allen Raine for her popular romance novel 'By Berwen Banks', (1899) in which Valmai is a main character: the meaning of her name is footnoted at the end of Chapter One... [
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Valmy m French, French (Belgian)This name came into usage after the
Battle of Valmy, which was the first major victory by the army of France during the Revolutionary Wars that followed the French Revolution. The battle took place on 20 September 1792 as Prussian troops commanded by the Duke of Brunswick attempted to march on Paris... [
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