Valeria

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Valeria is a female name dating back to the Latin verb valere. The male version is Valerius, Valerio or Valery. It is primarily used in Russian, Italian and Latin American Spanish. It means strong, healthy, or capable.

In the fictional universe of Robert E. Howard's Conan the Barbarian stories, Valeria is a pirate and adventuress who shares an aventure with Conan. She appears in Robert E. Howard's Conan novella Red Nails, serialized in Weird Tales 28 1-3 (July, August/September & October 1936). This was the last Conan story written by Howard, and published posthumously.

Another Valeria had a major role in the 1982 movie Conan the Barbarian, where she was played by Sandahl Bergman, although the character portrayed in the movie differed from Howard's character, having a romantic relationship with Conan and borrowing characteristics from Bêlit, another character by Howard.

In the Lensman universe, Valeria is a Terran colony settled by the Dutch. The planet's gravity is three times that of Earth, and the people of Valeria have, over the centuries, become large, brawny, and strong. The Galactic Patrol often employs Valerians as marines and shock troops.

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