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
Winoc	-	Breton, French
Mechislav	-	Russian (Rare), Medieval Slavic
Raibeart	-	Scottish
Sabine	['seibain]
GaËL	-	French, Breton
Bhima	-	Hinduism