Given name
Valéry
“valuable, worthy”
Valéry is a masculine given name from Latin Valerius. It is used in French.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Valéry goes back to Latin Valerius, meaning “valuable, worthy.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Germanic.
Valéry’s family of names
In French usage, Valéry has a conventional equivalent in the Italian form Valerio. In French usage, Valéry has a conventional equivalent in the English form Valerius. Valéry has a related form in Valère.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Valéry has relatives in 5 languages. Lines run from its Proto-Germanic roots to each of them.
5 related names in 5 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 13
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Valeryborrowing · English
- Valerianequivalent
- ValerioItalian
- Valeriyequivalent
- ValeriusEnglish, German
- Walerianequivalent
- Valeriuequivalent
- Waleriuszequivalent
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People named Valéry
- Valéry Giscard d'EstaingFrench official and politician (1926–2020)
- Valéry MézagueCameroonian and French footballer (1983-2014)
- Valéry InkijinoffFrench actor1895–1973
- André Théardsprinter (1905–2003)
- Valéry DemoryFrench basketball player and basketball coachborn 1963
- Valéry MayetFrench entomologist (1839-1909)
- Valéry GirouxCanadian philosopher (born 1974)
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