Valeria or Valéria is a female

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dating back to the

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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 Anesius is one of several Christian martyrs in Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjace ...

Roman history

* Valeria (wife of Sulla), the fourth wife of Roman dictator Lucius Cornelius Sulla *

Valeria Maximilla Valeria Maximilla () was the Empress of the Romans and wife of Emperor Maxentius. Life She was the daughter of Emperor Galerius and his first wife, whose name is unknown. She married Maxentius around 293 (the exact date is unknown) in what was ...

, Roman empress as the wife of Emperor Maxentius *

Valeria Messalina Valeria Messalina (; ) was the third wife of Roman emperor Claudius. She was a paternal cousin of Emperor Nero, a second cousin of Emperor Caligula, and a great-grandniece of Emperor Augustus. A powerful and influential woman with a reputation ...

, Roman empress as the third wife of Emperor Claudius

Arts and entertainment

* Valeriya, Russian pop star *

Valeria Bertuccelli Valeria Bertuccelli (born 1969, 30 November) is an Argentine film and television actress. Born in San Nicolás de los Arroyos, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina she began her career in experimental theatre, and later worked in the San Martín ...

, Argentine film and television actress *

Valeria Cavalli Valeria Cavalli (born 1 November 1959) is an Italian actress and model. Selected filmography External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cavalli, Valeria Living people Italian female models 1959 births Italian film actresses Italian televi ...

, Italian actress * Valeria Ciangottini, Italian actress * Valeria Diaz, Argentine actress and singer * Valeria Gastaldi, Argentine singer *

Valeria Golino Valeria Golino (born 22 October 1965) is an Italian actress and film director. She is best known to English-language audiences for her roles in '' Rain Man'', ''Big Top Pee-wee'' and the two '' Hot Shots!'' films, particularly the olive-in-the-be ...

, Italian-Greek film and television actress * Valeria Kozlova, Russian musician also known as Lera Kozlova *

Valeria Marini Valeria Marini (born 14 May 1967) is an Italian actress, showgirl and entrepreneur. Biography Born in Rome, to a Sardinian mother and a father from Rome, but raised in Cagliari, Valeria's first cinematographic appearance was in 1987 in the fi ...

, Italian model, actress, showgirl and fashion designer *

Valeria Morales Valeria Morales Delgado (born 2 January 1998) is a Colombian model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Colombia 2018 on 30 September 2018. She represented Colombia at the Miss Universe 2018 pageant in Bangkok, Thailand ...

, Puerto Rican singer and actress *

Valeria Moriconi Valeria Moriconi (''née'' Abbruzzetti; November 15, 1931 – June 15, 2005) was an Italian actress who appeared both in movies and on stage. Biography Valeria was born in Iesi, in Marche, central Italy. Her earliest work was as a stage actress. ...

, Italian actress * Valeria Solarino, Italian actress *

Valeria Bruni Tedeschi Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, also written Bruni-Tedeschi (; born 16 November 1964), is an Italian-French actress, screenwriter and film director. Her 2013 film, ''A Castle in Italy,'' was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. ...

, Italian-French actress *

Valeria Lukyanova Valeria Valeryevna Lukyanova ( uk, Вале́рія Вале́ріївна Лук'я́нова; russian: Валерия Валерьевна Лукьянова; born 1990/1991) is a Moldova-born Ukrainian model and entertainer of Russian origin ...

, Ukrainian model, best known as Human Barbie.

Business

Valeria Lipczynski Valeria Lipczynski (1846–1930) was an American businesswoman. Biography Lipczynski was a Polish immigrant to the United States, who immigrated in 1869. She worked as a correspondent for several Polish newspapers and played a large role i ...

(1846–1930), American businesswoman

Military, space, and government

Valeria Alessandrini Valeria Alessandrini (born 26 August 1975) is an Italian politician. Political career Alessandrini was elected in 2020 in a by-election to succeed Donatella Tesei Donatella Tesei (born 17 June 1958) is an Italian politician and lawyer, cu ...

(born 1975), Italian politician *

Valeriya Gnarovskaya Valeriya Osipovna Gnarovskaya (; 18 October 1923 – 23 September 1943) was a medic in the 907th Rifle Regiment who fought on the Stalingrad Front in World War II. On 23 September 1943, when a German tank broke through the Soviet line of defence ...

, Soviet military hero *

Valeria Valente Valeria Valente (born 16 September 1976) is an Italian politician and lawyer. Valente is a member of the Democratic Party. She was born in Naples, Italy in 1976. When she was very young she was active in the politics of the student movement. ...

(born 1976), Italian politician and lawyer

Sports

Valeriya Gansvind Valeriya I. Gansvind (also spelled Valeria, born 22 November 1965 in Moscow Oblast) is an Estonian chess player who holds the title of Woman FIDE Master (WFM). Biography Gansvind learned to play chess at age eleven. In 1983 she graduated fr ...

(born 1965), Estonian chess player *

Valeria Kleiner Valeria Katharina Kleiner (born 27 March 1991) is a German football player who plays as defender for Bayer Leverkusen in the Women Bundesliga and for the Germany Women's National U-20. Career Club career Valeria Kleiner began playing football ...

, German football player *

Valeria Lyulyaeva Valeria Vasilievna Lyulyaeva (russian: Валерия Васильевна Люляева, born 28 June 1941) is a retired Russian rower who won a European title in the coxed four A coxed four, also known as a 4+, is a rowing boat used in the ...

, Russian rower *

Valeria Solovieva Valeriya Alexandrovna Solovyeva (russian: Валерия Александровна Соловьёва; born 3 November 1992) is Russian former professional tennis player. Solovyeva has won two doubles titles on the WTA Tour, as well as three s ...

, professional Russian tennis player *

Valeria Spälty Valeria Spälty (born 24 June 1983 in Glarus) is a Swiss curler. Spälty started curling in 1992. She plays second for Mirjam Ott Mirjam Ott (born 27 January 1972 in Bern, Switzerland) is a retired Swiss curler who lives in Laa ...

, Swiss curler *

Valeria Starygina Valeria Sergeyevna Starygina (russian: Валерия Серге́евна Старыгина; born 13 September 1995) is a Russian ice dancer who competed with partner Ivan Volobuiev. Career Early in her career, Starygina competed with Niko ...

, Russian ice dancer *

Valeria Zenkova Valeria Maximovna Zenkova (russian: Валерия Максимовна Зенкова; born 7 April 1995) is a Russian former ice dancer. With partner Valerie Sinitsin, she won five ISU Junior Grand Prix medals, including one gold, and placed ...

, Russian ice dancer

Fictional characters

*Valeria, a character in ''

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'' by

William Shakespeare William Shakespeare ( 26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's nation ...

Valeria (Conan the Barbarian) Valeria may refer to: People * Valeria (given name), a female given name * The gens Valeria, a family at Rome * Valeria (ancient Roman women), a name used in ancient Rome for women of the gens Valeria * Saint Valeria (disambiguation), several ...

, character in the stories and films concerning Conan the Barbarian * Valeria Meghan Von Doom (née Richards), a fictional character in the Marvel Universe *Valeria Watt, a character in ''

Carry On Screaming! ''Carry On Screaming!'' is a 1966 British black comedy horror film, the twelfth in the series of 31 ''Carry On'' films (1958–1992). It was the last of the series to be made by Anglo-Amalgamated before the series moved to The Rank Organisatio ...

'' played by

Fenella Fielding Fenella Fielding, OBE (born Fenella Marion Feldman; 17 November 1927 – 11 September 2018) was an English stage, film and television actress who rose to prominence in the 1950s and 1960s, and was often referred to as "England's first lad ...

*Valeria, a deserting soldier in the first Suikoden game *Valeria: a fictional character in the Mexican telenovela ''

El Cuerpo del Deseo ''El cuerpo del deseo'' (literally: ''The Body of Desire''), is a Spanish-language telenovela produced by Telemundo and filmed in Florida. This limited-run series is about a man who comes back from the dead and discovers dark secrets about his be ...

'' *Valeria: a fictional detective in the novel '' The Law and the Lady'' *Valeria Ferrer, a character in the telenovela ''

Carrusel ''Carrusel'' () is a Mexican children's telenovela produced by Valentín Pimstein for Televisa in 1989. It's based on the Argentinean character Jacinta Pichimahuida (first televised in 1966), and produced by and broadcast on Televisa in 1989. ...

'' *Valeria Ferriz, a character in Elisabet Benavent's book series '' Valeria''