At a Glance
- Meaning
- No independent meaning of its own — a short form of names such as Valentine, Valerius, Valerie, and Valentina, all ultimately from Latin 'valere', 'to be strong or healthy'
- Origin
- Latin (via English short forms of Valentine, Valerius, Valerie, etc.)
- Gender
- Unisex
- Pronunciation
- VAL
Val is a Latin (via English short forms of Valentine, Valerius, Valerie, etc.) unisex name meaning “no independent meaning of its own — a short form of names such as Valentine, Valerius, Valerie, and Valentina, all ultimately from Latin 'valere', 'to be strong or healthy'”. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Val
Meaning: No independent meaning of its own — a short form of names such as Valentine, Valerius, Valerie, and Valentina, all ultimately from Latin 'valere', 'to be strong or healthy'.
Origin: Latin (via English short forms of Valentine, Valerius, Valerie, etc.).
A common claim: Val means 'strong, brave' Actually: The underlying Latin root 'valere' means 'to be strong or healthy', not specifically 'brave' — that part is an embellishment.
Source: Wiktionary, Wikipedia.
How to Pronounce Val
VALIPA /væl/
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Vance · Ulf · Zev · Troy · Tor · Sasha
