How to Say "Valerie" in Japanese

ヴァレリー

Varerī

Valerie is a female given name in Japanese, typically written as ヴァレリー (Varerī). Wiktionary also lists バレリー (Barerī).

Meaning: female given name (name)

Ways to say it

“valerie” in Japanese
Japanese	Romanization (Wiktionary)
ヴァレリー	Varerī
バレリー	Barerī

This is a female given name.

The more traditional way to transcribe the name using standard Japanese phonology is バレリー (Barerī), which replaces the 'v' sound with a 'b' sound.

Varerī

While 'Valerie' is a name, the sequence of sounds バレる (bareru) in Japanese is a common verb meaning 'to be exposed' or 'for a secret to be revealed'.
In Japanese, names are typically written in katakana, but ヴァレリー might be written in hiragana in children's books to make it look softer and more approachable.
Because Japanese lacks a native 'v' sound, the name ヴァレリー is often written with the character ヴ, which was specifically created to transcribe foreign sounds like 'v'.

ヴァレリーさんはとても親切です。
Vareri-san wa totemo shinsetsu desu.
Valerie is very kind.
ヴァレリーという名前は美しいですね。
Vareri to iu namae wa utsukushii desu ne.
The name Valerie is beautiful, isn't it?
私の友達はヴァレリーです。
Watashi no tomodachi wa Vareri desu.
My friend is Valerie.

Kenta and Himari are talking about a new classmate.

陽葵 Himari

新しいクラスメートは誰ですか？
Atarashii kurasumēto wa dare desu ka?
Who is the new classmate?
健太 Kenta

彼女はヴァレリーさんですよ。
Kanojo wa Varerī-san desu yo.
She is Valerie.
陽葵 Himari

ヴァレリーさんはどこから来ましたか？
Varerī-san wa doko kara kimashita ka?
Where is Valerie from?
健太 Kenta

アメリカから来たそうです。
Amerika kara kita sō desu.
I heard she came from America.

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