"Valmai" meaning in English

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "Allen Raine",
        "in": "1899",
        "nat": "Welsh",
        "occ": "author"
      },
      "expansion": "Coined by Welsh author Allen Raine in 1899",
      "name": "coinage"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "cy",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Welsh",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Coined by Welsh author Allen Raine in 1899 for a Welsh character in her novel By Berwen Banks. In a footnote in the novel, Raine states the name means \"like May,\" almost certainly referring to a Welsh etymology of fel (“as, like”) + Mai (“May”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "Valmai",
      "name": "en-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "name": "English female given names",
          "parents": [
            "Female given names",
            "Given names",
            "Names",
            "All topics",
            "Proper nouns",
            "Terms by semantic function",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nouns",
            "Lemmas"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "name": "English given names",
          "parents": [
            "Given names",
            "Names",
            "All topics",
            "Proper nouns",
            "Terms by semantic function",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nouns",
            "Lemmas"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "tags": [
            "diminutive"
          ],
          "word": "Val"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1899, Allen Raine, By Berwen Banks, London: Hutchinson & Co., Chapter I.:",
          "text": "\"I am Valmai Powell, the niece of Essec Powell, the preacher.\"",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1907 July 19, “Lady's Special Column.”, in The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser, Armidale, New South Wales, page 2:",
          "text": "The house party included Mr., Mrs., and Miss Radcliff, Masters Richard, Victor, and Miss Valmai Jenkins (Herbert Park), Mr. Trevor and Miss Giblin, Mr. Philip and Mr. Edgar Belfield, Miss Jones, Miss M. Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Simpson and their daughter, Miss Manning, Miss Brennan, and Mr. Godfrey Jenkins.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1948 June 18, \"JANE\", “Double Wedding”, in Maryborough Chronicle, Maryborough, Queensland, page 6:",
          "text": "Valmai, third daughter, was married to Mr. James South, only son of the late Mr. and Mrs. South, Brisbane[…]Valmai looked regal in white silk Jersey, cut on classical lines, with high gathered georgette yoke.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A female given name."
      ],
      "id": "en-Valmai-en-name-b1svBRzJ",
      "links": [
        [
          "given name",
          "given name"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "enpr": "vălʹmā",
      "tags": [
        "General-Australian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈvælmæɪ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-Australian"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Valmai"
}

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "diminutive"
      ],
      "word": "Val"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "Allen Raine",
        "in": "1899",
        "nat": "Welsh",
        "occ": "author"
      },
      "expansion": "Coined by Welsh author Allen Raine in 1899",
      "name": "coinage"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "cy",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Welsh",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Coined by Welsh author Allen Raine in 1899 for a Welsh character in her novel By Berwen Banks. In a footnote in the novel, Raine states the name means \"like May,\" almost certainly referring to a Welsh etymology of fel (“as, like”) + Mai (“May”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "Valmai",
      "name": "en-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English coinages",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English female given names",
        "English given names",
        "English lemmas",
        "English proper nouns",
        "English terms coined by Allen Raine",
        "English terms derived from Welsh",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English uncountable nouns",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1899, Allen Raine, By Berwen Banks, London: Hutchinson & Co., Chapter I.:",
          "text": "\"I am Valmai Powell, the niece of Essec Powell, the preacher.\"",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1907 July 19, “Lady's Special Column.”, in The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser, Armidale, New South Wales, page 2:",
          "text": "The house party included Mr., Mrs., and Miss Radcliff, Masters Richard, Victor, and Miss Valmai Jenkins (Herbert Park), Mr. Trevor and Miss Giblin, Mr. Philip and Mr. Edgar Belfield, Miss Jones, Miss M. Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Simpson and their daughter, Miss Manning, Miss Brennan, and Mr. Godfrey Jenkins.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1948 June 18, \"JANE\", “Double Wedding”, in Maryborough Chronicle, Maryborough, Queensland, page 6:",
          "text": "Valmai, third daughter, was married to Mr. James South, only son of the late Mr. and Mrs. South, Brisbane[…]Valmai looked regal in white silk Jersey, cut on classical lines, with high gathered georgette yoke.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A female given name."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "given name",
          "given name"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "enpr": "vălʹmā",
      "tags": [
        "General-Australian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈvælmæɪ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-Australian"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Valmai"
}