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
Peggie	PEG-ee	English
Sherill	SHER-əl	English (Rare)
Astles	['æslz]
Barlow	['ba:ləu]
Leocadius	-	Late Roman
CecÍLie	-	Czech