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Well thanks, guys, this settles it. The only reasons people have for disliking it are sexist reasons. (well, that and the word velour which I'll need to look up.) I completely disagree with the idea that the concept of valor applies more to boys than girls. I definitely believe in giving my girl a strong name that means something, and it doesn't need a bunch of extra vowels on the end to soften it up.Thanks for the help!

Valor / Valour is great, but definitely only for a boy and generally I prefer it for a mn. Either spelling works, but I probably prefer Valor. Valor / Valour is just too strong and masculine for a girl imo. What about Valencia, Vanessa, Veronica or Victoria instead?

I kike Valour (this spelling since I'm British and don't really do Amercanised spellings), but I prefer it for a boy, and probably more as a middle. But I guess it could work for a girl; it pretty much sounds like it ends in a (when I say it anyway) which is the ending of so many girls names. It has a good meaning behind it, so that's a plus. Maybe you'd like Valencia as an alternative to Valerie since they have the same meaning.

I prefer the spelling Valor because Valour looks too much like velour.

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If used as a name, I do prefer it for a girl. IMO it'd sound cliche for a boy yet might be refreshing to hear used for a girl.

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But I dislike the sound of it.

Valour is too visually similar to velour. I think Valor is okay, though it strikes me as a more masculine visual (sound could go either way). I tend to relegate most less conventional virtue names to middle name status personally. I prefer Valerie, to be honest, but the names give a completely different feel. I really don't see one as alternative to the other.

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I like Valor, but for a girl I think it should be a nickname...there are other options than Valerie. Valeria or Valentina?

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I personally prefer Valor, but I think whichever you use ultimately depends on whether you live in the U.S. or in a country that uses British spellings.

I think it is a bit harsh. Valour looks prettier to me. I wonder if you like Vesper or Valkyrie?

I like Valor as a man's name. On a woman, I think it's too on-the-nose. It's almost ok - it's almost like Rebel, which IMO is fine for a woman - but because of the chivalric, knightly, slightly violent (military medals for valor in battle?) image I have of the word valor, I think it comes across too gendery and makes too much statement. YMMV, I don't hate it, I don't think it's radically unusable. But that's why it doesn't appeal to me.

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I prefer the spelling Valor for a man, as I live in the US and that's how the word is spelled. Valour would seem pretentious on an American. However for a woman, the name seems flakey enough that I think Valour would make it look better.

I'm not sure if I like it... I don't hate it. I prefer Valour much in the way I prefer Honour to Honor.