vale of tears

(this) vale of tears

Fig. the earth; mortal life on earth. (A vale is a literary word for valley.) When it comes time for me to leave this vale of tears, I hope I can leave some worthwhile memories behind. Uncle Fred left this vale of tears early this morning.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Kornelija	-	Croatian, Serbian
Grace	GRAYS	English
Vilhelms	-	Latvian
Allan	AL-ən	English, Scottish
Willard	['wilɑ:d]
Hassan	['ha:sən]