With A "V"

Anna really likes my friend Valerie .. but she still can not get a grasp on how to say her name. She was telling Charles last night that "Balorie is very nice" ... who??? ..."you know Balorie" ... who??? ... "BALORIE, BALORIE, WITH A V!!" I thought it was pretty neat that she knew it was Valerie with a V since I tell her she is Anna with an A.