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Valerie (F)>

Valerie (female)

Variants:Valentina (F) Valentine (F)
Diminutive(s):Val (F)
Can be spelt:Valery (F) Valorie (F)
Masculine form:Valère (M) Valeri (M)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
"Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG
Notes:

English from Latin "healthy, strong".  The French form is accented: Valèrie.

Note that the French male name Valéry and French female name Valèrie are from completely different sources.  The male form of the latter is Valère.