Where does “Valérie” come from?
Valérie (French) comes 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 “Valérie”, step by step
Words derived from “Valérie”