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
Shawnda	SHAWN-də	English
Anas	-	Arabic
Christiana	kris-tee-AN-ə (English)	English, Late Roman
Dusty	DUS-tee	English
Apps	[æps]
Irinushka	-	Russian