Valery

Valery is a girl’s name linked to the Latin word valere, meaning ‘to be strong’ or ‘to be healthy’, through the Roman family name Valerius. It is a variant of Valerie, from the French Valérie, the feminine form of Valère. Saint Valerie of Limoges is a legendary early martyr venerated in France. In French, Valéry is also a man’s name and surname, borne by the poet Paul Valéry, and in Russian, Valery is a man’s name, as with the cosmonaut Valery Bykovsky. As a feminine name, Valery is used in English- and Spanish-speaking countries.