Valeria or Valéria is a female

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a f ...

dating back to the

Latin Latin ( or ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic languages, Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally spoken by the Latins (Italic tribe), Latins in Latium (now known as Lazio), the lower Tiber area aroun ...

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 * Valeriya Khodos, Ukrainian actress, director, and screenwriter

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 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

* Valeriia Baranik (born 1993), Russian handball player * Valeriya Gansvind (born 1965), Estonian chess player * Valeriia Kirdiasheva (born 2000), Russian handball 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 William Shakespeare ( 23 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), 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) *Valeria, a character released during Chapter 5 Season 1 of Fortnite