| The boy name Val [ 1 syll. val, va-l ] is sometimes used as a girl name. Its pronunciation is VAEL KEY. Val is used predominantly in the English language and it is derived from Latin origins. Val is a short form of the name Valentine (English). Val is unusual as a baby name for boys. Its usage peaked in 1952 with 0.009% of baby boys being given the name Val. Its ranking then was #523. The baby name has since experienced a loss in popularity, and is currently of very modest use. Among all boy names in its group, Val was nonetheless the most popular in 2007. Val has predominantly been a boy name in the past century. In 1958, 13% more boys than girls were given the name Val. Baby names that sound like Val include the name Ville (Finnish and Scandinavian) and the name Volya (Russian). KEY: Pronunciation for Val: V as in "vee (V.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)"
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