Valeria (given name) explained

Origin:	Latin nomen Valerius
Gender:	Female
Region:	Italy

Valeria or Valéria is a female given name dating back to the Latin verb valere, meaning strong, brave and healthy "to be strong".

List of people with the given name Valeria

Religion

Valeria of Milan, or Saint Valeria, Christian martyr (1st or 2nd century)
Valeria, a Christian saint martyred with Anesius

Roman history

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 and The model
Valeria Bertuccelli, Argentine film and television actress
Valeria Cavalli, Italian actress
Valeria Ciangottini, Italian actress
Valeria Diaz, 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 Mazza, Argentine supermodel and businesswoman
Valeria Morales, Puerto Rican singer and actress
Valeria Moriconi, Italian actress
Valeria Solarino, Italian actress
Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Italian-French actress
Valeria Lukyanova, Ukrainian model, best known as Human Barbie.

Business

Valeria Lipczynski (1846–1930), American businesswoman

Military, space, and government

Valeria Alessandrini (born 1975), Italian politician
Valeriya Gnarovskaya, Soviet military hero
Valerija Raulinaitis, Lithuanian-American psychiatrist, hospital administrator
Valeria Valente (born 1976), Italian politician and lawyer

Sports

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

Fictional characters

Valeria, a character in Coriolanus by William Shakespeare
Valeria (Conan the Barbarian), character in the stories and films concerning Conan the Barbarian
Valeria Richards (previously Von Doom), a fictional character in Marvel Comics
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
Valeria Ferriz, a character in Elísabet Benavent's book series Valeria
Valeria Luna, the name used in Spanish-language versions of Yokai Watch to refer to Hailey Anne Thomas (Inaho Misora in Japanese versions)

See also