Valeria (given name)

Valeria

Gender	Female
Origin
Word/name	Latin nomen Valerius
Region of origin	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
• 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 Elisabet 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

• Valeria (disambiguation)
• Valerie (given name)
• Valery (name)
• Valeriu (given name)
• Valerius (name)
• Valerian (name)
• Valeriano (name)
• Valerianus (disambiguation)
• Valer (disambiguation)
• Valera (disambiguation)
• Valérien (disambiguation)
• All pages with titles beginning with Valeria
• All pages with titles containing Valeria