Meaning & Origin
A surname from landforms.
Valley is a girl's and boy's baby name of Old French origin, from the Latin vallis meaning 'valley' — a low area between hills or mountains. As a given name, it evokes the peaceful, sheltered quality of valleys: protected, fertile, and full of life while surrounded by larger forces.
Valley belongs to the emerging category of landscape names alongside River, Canyon, and Bay. It has a quiet, pastoral beauty — a name that suggests someone grounded, calm, and sheltered by the world around them. Gentle and natural without being precious.