Valle

See also: valle, vallé, and vallë

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Spanish Vallebor.

English Valle

Borrowed from Spanish Valle.

Proper noun

Valle

1. A department of Honduras.

See also

departments of Hondurasedit

• Atlántida
• Bay Islands
• Choluteca
• Colón
• Comayagua
• Copán
• Cortés
• El Paraíso
• Francisco Morazán
• Gracias a Dios
• Intibucá
• La Paz
• Lempira
• Ocotepeque
• Olancho
• Santa Bárbara
• Valle
• Yoro

Finnish

Etymology

Perhaps from a Sami name, itself possibly borrowed from Finnic names like Valio (valio).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑlːe/, [ˈʋɑ̝lːe̞]
• Rhymes: -ɑlːe
• Syllabification^(key): Val‧le
• Hyphenation^(key): Val‧le

Proper noun

Valle

1. a Finnish surname

Declension

Inflection of Valle (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
nominative		Valle	Vallet
genitive		Vallen	Vallejen
partitive		Vallea	Valleja
illative		Valleen	Valleihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Valle	Vallet
accusative	nom.	Valle	Vallet
	gen.	Vallen
genitive		Vallen	Vallejen Vallein rare
partitive		Vallea	Valleja
inessive		Vallessa	Valleissa
elative		Vallesta	Valleista
illative		Valleen	Valleihin
adessive		Vallella	Valleilla
ablative		Vallelta	Valleilta
allative		Vallelle	Valleille
essive		Vallena	Valleina
translative		Valleksi	Valleiksi
abessive		Valletta	Valleitta
instructive		—	Vallein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Valle (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Valleni Valleni accusative nom. Valleni Valleni gen. Valleni genitive Valleni Vallejeni Valleini rare partitive Valleani Vallejani inessive Vallessani Valleissani elative Vallestani Valleistani illative Valleeni Valleihini adessive Vallellani Valleillani ablative Valleltani Valleiltani allative Vallelleni Valleilleni essive Vallenani Valleinani translative Vallekseni Valleikseni abessive Vallettani Valleittani instructive — — comitative — Valleineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Vallesi Vallesi accusative nom. Vallesi Vallesi gen. Vallesi genitive Vallesi Vallejesi Valleisi rare partitive Valleasi Vallejasi inessive Vallessasi Valleissasi elative Vallestasi Valleistasi illative Valleesi Valleihisi adessive Vallellasi Valleillasi ablative Valleltasi Valleiltasi allative Vallellesi Valleillesi essive Vallenasi Valleinasi translative Valleksesi Valleiksesi abessive Vallettasi Valleittasi instructive — — comitative — Valleinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Vallemme Vallemme accusative nom. Vallemme Vallemme gen. Vallemme genitive Vallemme Vallejemme Valleimme rare partitive Valleamme Vallejamme inessive Vallessamme Valleissamme elative Vallestamme Valleistamme illative Valleemme Valleihimme adessive Vallellamme Valleillamme ablative Valleltamme Valleiltamme allative Vallellemme Valleillemme essive Vallenamme Valleinamme translative Valleksemme Valleiksemme abessive Vallettamme Valleittamme instructive — — comitative — Valleinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Vallenne Vallenne accusative nom. Vallenne Vallenne gen. Vallenne genitive Vallenne Vallejenne Valleinne rare partitive Valleanne Vallejanne inessive Vallessanne Valleissanne elative Vallestanne Valleistanne illative Valleenne Valleihinne adessive Vallellanne Valleillanne ablative Valleltanne Valleiltanne allative Vallellenne Valleillenne essive Vallenanne Valleinanne translative Valleksenne Valleiksenne abessive Vallettanne Valleittanne instructive — — comitative — Valleinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Vallensa Vallensa accusative nom. Vallensa Vallensa gen. Vallensa genitive Vallensa Vallejensa Valleinsa rare partitive Valleaan Valleansa Vallejaan Vallejansa inessive Vallessaan Vallessansa Valleissaan Valleissansa elative Vallestaan Vallestansa Valleistaan Valleistansa illative Valleensa Valleihinsa adessive Vallellaan Vallellansa Valleillaan Valleillansa ablative Valleltaan Valleltansa Valleiltaan Valleiltansa allative Vallelleen Vallellensa Valleilleen Valleillensa essive Vallenaan Vallenansa Valleinaan Valleinansa translative Vallekseen Valleksensa Valleikseen Valleiksensa abessive Vallettaan Vallettansa Valleittaan Valleittansa instructive — — comitative — Valleineen Valleinensa

Statistics

• Valle is the 2728^th (tied with 5 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 290 individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Italian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈval.le/
• Rhymes: -alle
• Hyphenation: Vàl‧le

Proper noun

Valle m or f by sense

1. a surname

Further reading

• Stefano Ravara (2015–2026), Mappa dei Cognomi‎^[1]

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Likely from the genitive plural of Old Norse vǫllr used in compounds like Valla sókn (“Valle parish”) and Valla kirkja (“Valle church”).

Pronunciation

• (Setesdal) IPA^(key): [²ʋa̝l.lə]

Proper noun

Valle ?

1. a municipality of Agder, Norway

Usage notes

While the expected pronunciation of the name would be /²vadːde/ (cf. allr (“all”) > add), the /l/ is likely kept due to being the name of a parish that continuously supported by written sources and officials. However, derived names like Vaddebø nonetheless display the expected development.

Derived terms

• Vaddebø

Spanish

Etymology

From valle (“valley”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaʝe/ [ˈba.ʝe]

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaʝe/ [ˈba.ʝe] (Equatorial Guinea, most of Latin America and Spain)
• IPA^(key): /ˈbaʎe/ [ˈba.ʎe] (Andes Mountains, rustic northern Spain, Paraguay, Philippines)
• IPA^(key): /ˈbaʃe/ [ˈba.ʃe] (Buenos Aires and environs)
• IPA^(key): /ˈbaʒe/ [ˈba.ʒe] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

 

• Rhymes: -aʝe

• Rhymes: -aʝe (Equatorial Guinea, most of Latin America and Spain)
• Rhymes: -aʎe (Andes Mountains, rustic northern Spain, Paraguay, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -aʃe (Buenos Aires and environs)
• Rhymes: -aʒe (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

• Syllabification: Va‧lle
• Homophone: Batlle

Proper noun

Valle m or f by sense

1. a surname

Descendants

• → Tagalog: Valle

See also

• del Valle

Proper noun

Valle ?

1. a department of Honduras

Derived terms

• vallense
• valleño

Descendants

• → English: Valle

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish, from valle.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈvalje/ [ˈval.jɛ]
  • IPA^(key): (with nativization) /ˈbalje/ [ˈbal.jɛ]
• Rhymes: -alje
• Syllabification: Val‧le

Proper noun

Valle (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎ᜔ᜌᜒ)

1. a surname from Spanish

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Valle is the 348^th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 23,651 individuals.