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Valera

vah-LAY-rah3 syllables
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Of Latin origin meaning 'strong' or 'healthy'. (Modern)

What does Valera mean?

Modern: Of Latin origin meaning 'strong' or 'healthy'.. Valera is derived from the Latin word 'valere', which means 'to be strong' or 'healthy'.

Is Valera a good dog name?

Not yet rated. Say it out loud a few times in your best across-the-park voice before you commit.

Valera in the Pets in the City community

We don't have publishable popularity figures for Valera in our Auckland community. This does not tell us how common the name is.

From anonymised, aggregated records of dogs at our 5 Auckland centres. Our community, not a national census.

What kind of dog does Valera suit?

Human name
Elegant

Suggestions only — plenty of dogs happily wear names that break every rule.

Our entirely unscientific pack opinion

The Pack’s First Review of Valera

The dogs at the Dog Hotel whispered, "Valera must be a muscular pup—let’s hope he’s strong enough to carry all our toys to the playroom!"

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