Valeria or Valéria is a female given name dating back to the Latin verb valere, meaning "to be strong". The male version is Valerius, Valerio or Valery. Valeria is also connected to the same root with the name, "Valentine," and "Valerian," or "Valeriana officinalis," the herb.
It is primarily used in Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Serbian, Slovene, Croatian, Italian, Romanian, Hungarian, Spanish, Portuguese, and Greek. It means "strong, healthy, or capable."
The form Valéria is used in Portuguese and Slovak.
Valeria of Milan, or Saint Valeria, Christian martyr (1st or 2nd century)
Valeria, a Christian saint martyred with Anesius
Valeria (wife of Sulla), the fourth wife of Roman dictator Lucius Cornelius Sulla
Valeria Maximilla, Roman empress as the wife of Emperor Maxentius
Valeria Messalina, Roman empress as the third wife of Emperor Claudius
Arts and entertainment
Valeriya, Russian pop star
Valeria Andrews, Australian dance-pop singer-songwriter and actress
Valeria Bertuccelli, Argentine film and television actress
Valeria Cavalli, Italian actress
Valeria Díaz, Argentine actress and singer
Valeria Gastaldi, Argentine singer
Valeria Golino, Italian-Greek film and television actress
Valeria Kozlova, Russian musician also known as Lera Kozlova
Valeria Marini, Italian model, actress, showgirl and fashion designer
Valeria Morales, Puerto Rican singer and actress
Valeria Moriconi, Italian actress
Valeria Solarino, Italian actress
Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Italian-French actress
Valeriya Gansvind (born 1965), Estonian chess player
Valeria Kleiner, German football player
Valeria Lyulyaeva, Russian rower
Valeria Solovieva, professional Russian tennis player
Valeria Spälty, Swiss curler
Valeria Starygina, Russian ice dancer
Valeria Zenkova, Russian ice dancer
Valeria, a character in Coriolanus by William Shakespeare
Valeria (Conan the Barbarian), character in the stories and films concerning Conan the Barbarian
Valeria (The Book of the New Sun), character in Gene Wolfe's The Book of the New Sun series
Valeria Richards, fictional character in the Marvel Universe
Valeria Watt, a character in Carry On Screaming! played by Fenella Fielding
Valeria, a deserting soldier in the first Suikoden game
Valeria: a fictional character in the Mexican telenovela El Cuerpo del Deseo
Valeria: a fictional detective in the novel The Law and the Lady
Valeria Ferrer, a character in the telenovela Carrusel
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