Valerius
See also: Valérius
English edit
Etymology edit
Proper noun edit
Valerius
- A male given name from Latin of mostly historical use in English.
- 1920 John Galsworthy, The Forsyte Saga: In Chancery:I: Chapter 2:
- "Here you are!" said George, pointing with his cigar. "Cato - Publius Valerius by Virgil out of Lydia. That's what you want. Publius Valerius is Christian enough."
- Dartie, on arriving home, had informed Winifred. She had been charmed. It was so 'chic'. And Publius Valerius became the baby's name, though it afterwards transpired that they had got hold of the inferior Cato. In 1890, however, when little Publius was nearly ten, the word 'chic' went out of fashion, and sobriety came in; Winifred began to have doubts. They were confirmed by little Publius himself, who returned from his first term at school complaining that life was a burden to him - they called him Pubby. Winifred - a woman of real decision - promptly changed his school and his name to Val, the Publius being dropped even as an initial.
- 1920 John Galsworthy, The Forsyte Saga: In Chancery:I: Chapter 2:
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Latin edit
Etymology edit
From earlier Valesios, from valeō (“to be healthy, strong”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /u̯aˈle.ri.us/, [u̯äˈɫ̪ɛriʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /vaˈle.ri.us/, [väˈlɛːrius]
Proper noun edit
Valerius m sg (genitive Valeriī or Valerī); second declension
Declension edit
Second-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Valerius |
Genitive | Valeriī Valerī1 |
Dative | Valeriō |
Accusative | Valerium |
Ablative | Valeriō |
Vocative | Valerī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
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References edit
- “Valerius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Valerius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.