瓦莱丽
Wǎláilì
The English name Valerie is translated into Chinese as 瓦莱丽 (Wǎláilì).
瓦莱丽 is used as a female given name.
Meaning: female given name (name)
What does it mean word for word?
The name is a phonetic transliteration where each character is chosen for its sound rather than a combined semantic meaning. The individual characters are 瓦 (tile), 莱 (come) and 丽 (beautiful).
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is Wǎláilì.
Did you know?
- Because 瓦 means 'tile' and 丽 means 'beautiful', a Chinese speaker who has never heard the English name might jokingly interpret 瓦莱丽 as 'beautiful tile'.
- The character 瓦 used in 瓦莱丽 is the same word used for 'watt' in the context of electrical power.
- While 瓦莱丽 is a phonetic translation, Chinese speakers often prefer an 'approximate' name that sounds like 'Valerie' but uses characters with poetic meanings, such as 薇 for 'fern' and 莉 for 'jasmine'.
Examples in context
- 我想认识瓦莱丽。Wǒ xiǎng rènshi Wǎláilì.I want to meet Valerie.
- 瓦莱丽是一个好女孩。Wǎláilì shì yīgè hǎo nǚhái.Valerie is a good girl.
- 瓦莱丽正在看书。Wǎláilì zhèngzài kànshū.Valerie is reading a book.
Example conversation
Two friends are discussing a girl named Valerie at a cafe.
- 晓雯 Xiaowen你知道瓦莱丽在哪吗？Nǐ zhīdào Wǎláilì zài nǎr ma?Do you know where Valerie is?
- 浩然 Haoran她刚才去了图书馆。Tā gāngcái qùle túshūguǎn.She just went to the library.
- 晓雯 Xiaowen瓦莱丽今天看起来很开心。Wǎláilì jīntiān kàn qǐlái hěn kāixīn.Valerie looked very happy today.
- 浩然 Haoran也许是因为她考得很好。Yěxǔ shì yīnwèi tā kǎo de hěn hǎo.Maybe it is because she did well on her exam.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “valerie” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
