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 [ 1 syll. val, va-l ] The girl name Val is also used as a boy name, and it is more commonly a boy name. It is pronounced VAEL KEY. Val's origin is Latin, and its use, English. Val is a short form of the English, German, and Italian Valeria. Val is also a short form of the English, French, and German Valerie in the English language. Val is an uncommon baby girl name. At the modest height of its usage in 1958, 0.005% of baby girls were named Val. It was #992 in rank then. The baby name has dropped in popularity since then, and is of only irregular use today. In 2008, within the family of girl names directly related to Val, the English, German, and Italian Valeria was the most popular. In the last century Val has primarily been a boy name. In 1958, 13% more boys than girls were given the name Val. Baby names that sound like Val include the English Valli, the English Vallie, the English Vally, the Russian Valya, the English Vella, the French Viole, the English Velia, the English Veola, and the English, German, Italian, and Scandinavian Viola. KEY: Pronunciation for Val: V as in "vee (V.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)"   |
