fem. proper name, French, from Latin Valeria, fem. of Valerius, name of a Roman gens, from valere "to be strong" (from PIE root *wal- "to be strong").
valence
Valencia
Valentine
Valentino
valerian
Valerie
valet
valetudinarian
valgus
Valhalla
valiance
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