Valla (surname) explained

Valla is a surname. It is Italian equivalent of Valle.^[1] It is also used as a surname in Norway referring to someone from several places or farmsteads in Nordland.^[1] It is the plural form of Old Norse word vǫllr (Norwegian: field meadow).^[1] Notable people with the surname include:

• Esat Valla, Kosovar Albanian painter
• Gerd-Liv Valla, Norwegian trade union leader
• Giorgio Valla (1447–1500), scientist
• Kristin Valla (born 1975), Norwegian writer and journalist
• Kristin Hille Valla, Norwegian politician for the Centre Party
• Lorenzo Valla (1406–1457), Italian Renaissance era humanist
• Marie-Laure Valla, French set dresser and set decorator
• Natacha Valla, French economist
• Paul Vallas, American politician
• Spyros Vallas, Greek professional football player
• Trebisonda Valla (1916–2006), Italian athlete

See also

• Valla (disambiguation)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Valla Family History . Ancestry. 26 July 2023.