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Type Surname (from given name)
Usage Spanish, Italian (Swiss), Arabic
Scripts ٱلْوَلِيُّ(Arabic)
Other Forms FormsValí
Meaning & History
This Spanish and Italian surname of VALI was a locational name for someone OR A family who lived in a valley. In valle quiescit ( In the valley of our home, we find peace.)
The name was originally derived from the Old French word VAL, and rendered in medieval documents in the Latin form VALLIS meaning "valley"
Other spellings of the name include VALLA, VAL, VAUX, LAVALLE, VALLI, VALLES, VALLARINO, VALLONI and VALEANO, or Valeriu, Valentin, and Valentina to name a few.
It's of Latin and Italic (Sabine) origin from the following roots: (VĂLENTĪNUS) and (VĂLĔRĬUS).From Arabic: ٱلْوَلِيُّ al-Wālī,il-Waliu | "The Friend, Helper; Guardian"
The name was originally derived from the Old French word VAL, and rendered in medieval documents in the Latin form VALLIS meaning "valley"
Other spellings of the name include VALLA, VAL, VAUX, LAVALLE, VALLI, VALLES, VALLARINO, VALLONI and VALEANO, or Valeriu, Valentin, and Valentina to name a few.
It's of Latin and Italic (Sabine) origin from the following roots: (VĂLENTĪNUS) and (VĂLĔRĬUS).From Arabic: ٱلْوَلِيُّ al-Wālī,il-Waliu | "The Friend, Helper; Guardian"