Valparaiso: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Valparaiso – Meaning: valley of paradise – Origin: Spanish – Pronunciation: vahl-pah-rah-EE-zoh


Valparaiso is a Spanish name meaning “valley of paradise”. It appears in our list of 225+ City Names for Babies With a World-Traveler Soul.

Meaning & Origin of Valparaiso

Meaning: Valley of paradise.

Origin: Spanish.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Valparaiso

Phonetic: vahl-pah-rah-EE-zoh   IPA: /ˌval.pa.ɾaˈi.so/

Popularity of Valparaiso

Valparaiso doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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