Where does “Valerie” come from?
Valerie (English) comes from French Valérie, from Latin Valeria, from Latin Valesia, from Latin valeō, from Proto-Italic walēō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- — to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool.
Ancestry of “Valerie”, step by step