Valeria (given name)

Valeria or Valéria is a female given name dating back to the Latin verb valere, meaning "to be healthy" or "to be strong". The male version is Valerius, Valerio or Valery. Valeria is also connected to the same root with the name, "Valentine," and "Valerian," or "Valeriana officinalis," the herb.

It is primarily used in Russian, Italian, Romanian, Hungarian, Spanish, Portuguese, Greek and Latin American societies. It means "strong, healthy, or capable."

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 the Emperor Claudius

Arts and entertainment

• Valeria, Russian pop star
• Valeria Andrews, Australian dance pop singer-songwriter and actress
• Valeria Bertuccelli, Argentine film and television actress
• Valeria Díaz, 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 Morales, Puerto Rican singer and actress
• Valeria Moriconi, Italian actress
• Valeria Solarino, Italian actress
• Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Italian-French actress

Sports

• 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 Vorobieva, Russian figure skater
• 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 (The Book of the New Sun), character in Gene Wolfe's The Book of the New Sun series
• Valeria Richards, fictional character in the Marvel Universe
• Valeria Watt, a character in Carry On Screaming! played by Fenella Fielding
• Valeria, a deserting soldier in the first Suikoden game
• Valeria: afictional character in the Mexican telenovela El Cuerpo del Deseo

Vaynaylia (given name)

Some people believe that the name Valeria might be related to the name Vaynaylia. However, it is not. Vaynaylia is a Muslim feminine given name which has several different meanings. It is an independent name and has no other spellings or related names. The only meanings of the name Vaynaylia are:

• Tigress of God
• Beautiful
• Divine
• Beloved of God/ Worshipper of God

The name Vaynaylia can also refer to the following Islamic Prayer which refers to the attributes of God in Islam: “Allah (God) is the Great, the Supreme Lord, the Majestic, the Glorious, the Almighty, the All-Powerful (He has unlimited power), the Most Beautiful, the One & Only (He is the One who has no partners or resemblance. His face cannot resemble anything. He is incomparable in every aspect, attribute and everything. He cannot be compared to anything (imaginary or real objects) and even His own creation. He does not have the characteristics of anything else. He has His own Supreme Qualities. No one is unto like Him), the Single & Unique (He is the Only Worthy of worship and nothing else can be worshipped besides him, even His own creation cannot be worshipped as He has no partners), the Perfect, the Incomparable, the Great Forgiver, the All-Merciful, (He is a Helping, Friendly & Forgiving Lord), the Giver, the Victory Giver, the Most Gracious (the One who can erase sins and turn them into good deeds if He wishes to), the Creator (and Fashioner of all existence), the Master of all and the Great. A shorter version of this prayer is: “Allah(God) is the Great”.

See also

• Valeriya, Russian singer
• Valerie (given name)

References

•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: William Ramsay (1867). "Valeria". In Smith, William. Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology 3. p. 1215. 

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