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
Briana	bree-AN-ə, bree-AHN-ə, brie-AN-ə	English
Yuliy	-	Russian
Jagjit	-	Indian (Sikh)
Mikha'il	-	Arabic
Euria	-	Basque
Roshanak	-	Persian, Ancient Persian