Valeria
Encyclopedia
Valeria or Valéria is a female given name
dating back to the Latin
verb
valere. 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 also means "love".
It is primarily used in Russian
, Italian
, Romanian
, Hungarian
, Spanish
, Portuguese, and Latin American societies. It means "strong, healthy, or capable."
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
dating back to the Latin
Latin
Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...
verb
Verb
A verb, from the Latin verbum meaning word, is a word that in syntax conveys an action , or a state of being . In the usual description of English, the basic form, with or without the particle to, is the infinitive...
valere. The male version is Valerius
Valerius
Valerius is the nomen of gens Valeria, one of the oldest patrician families of Rome. The name was in use throughout Roman history...
, Valerio or Valery. Valeria is also connected to the same root with the name, "Valentine
Valentine
Valentine may refer to:* Valentine's Day, a holiday, or a card or gift given on that day-People:* Valentine , the pseudonym of Archibald Thomas Pechey* Saint Valentine, the name of several martyred saints of ancient Rome* Pope Valentine...
," and "Valerian
Valerian
- Botany :* Valeriana, a genus of plants* Valerian , a medicinal plant* Red valerian, a garden flower, Centranthus ruber - People :* Valerian - Botany :* Valeriana, a genus of plants* Valerian (herb), a medicinal plant* Red valerian, a garden flower, Centranthus ruber - People :* Valerian...
," or "Valeriana officinalis
Valerian (herb)
Valerian is a hardy perennial flowering plant, with heads of sweetly scented pink or white flowers which bloom in the summer months. Valerian flower extracts were used as a perfume in the sixteenth century....
," the herb. It also means "love".
It is primarily used in Russian
Russian language
Russian is a Slavic language used primarily in Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. It is an unofficial but widely spoken language in Ukraine, Moldova, Latvia, Turkmenistan and Estonia and, to a lesser extent, the other countries that were once constituent republics...
, Italian
Italian language
Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...
, Romanian
Romanian language
Romanian Romanian Romanian (or Daco-Romanian; obsolete spellings Rumanian, Roumanian; self-designation: română, limba română ("the Romanian language") or românește (lit. "in Romanian") is a Romance language spoken by around 24 to 28 million people, primarily in Romania and Moldova...
, Hungarian
Hungarian language
Hungarian is a Uralic language, part of the Ugric group. With some 14 million speakers, it is one of the most widely spoken non-Indo-European languages in Europe....
, Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
, Portuguese, and Latin American societies. It means "strong, healthy, or capable."
Religion
- Saint Valeria (Valeria of Milan), Christian martyr (1st or 2nd century)
- Valeria, a valiant Christian saint martyred with AnesiusAnesiusAnesius is one of several Christian martyrs in Africa commemorated as saints on March 31. The Martyrologium Romanum mentions Anesius, Theodulus, and Cornelia. All mentioned saints were canonized pre-congregation...
In fiction
- Valeria, a character in CoriolanusCoriolanus (play)Coriolanus is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1605 and 1608. The play is based on the life of the legendary Roman leader, Gaius Marcius Coriolanus.-Characters:*Caius Martius, later surnamed Coriolanus...
by William ShakespeareWilliam ShakespeareWilliam Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon"... - Valerian (Dragonslayer), the movie character played by Caitlin Clarke.
- Valeria (Conan the Barbarian)Valeria (Conan the Barbarian)Valeria is a pirate and adventuress in the fictional universe of Robert E. Howard's Conan the Barbarian stories. She appears in Robert E. Howard's Conan novella Red Nails, serialized in Weird Tales 28 1-3 . This was the last Conan story written by Howard, and published posthumously...
, a character in the stories and films concerning Conan the BarbarianConan the BarbarianConan the Barbarian is a fictional sword and sorcery hero that originated in pulp fiction magazines and has since been adapted to books, comics, several films , television programs, video games, roleplaying games and other media...
. - Valeria (Lensman)Valeria (Lensman)In the Lensman universe, Valeria is a Terran colony planet settled by the Dutch. The planet's gravity is nearly 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....
, a fictional planet in the Lensman universe. - Valeria (The Book of the New Sun), a character in Gene WolfeGene WolfeGene Wolfe is an American science fiction and fantasy writer. He is noted for his dense, allusive prose as well as the strong influence of his Catholic faith, to which he converted after marrying into the religion. He is a prolific short story writer and a novelist, and has won many awards in the...
's Book of the New Sun series. - Valeria (Soul Calibur), one of three shop workers in the video game Soul Calibur III.
- Valeria RichardsValeria RichardsValeria Meghan Richards is a fictional character of Marvel Comics, the daughter of Mister Fantastic and the Invisible Woman , husband and wife and two original members of the superhero team the Fantastic Four. She is the younger sister of Franklin Richards...
, fictional character featured in the Marvel Universe. - ValeriaValeria (telenovela)Valeria is a Miami, Florida-based Spanish language telenovela produced by Venevisión Productions. Began airing on Univision on March 10, 2009 at the 2pm/1c timeslot. It has 174 episodes and completed filming in September 2008, it was first released in June 2008 in Ecuador and finished in February...
is a Spanish languageSpanish languageSpanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
telenovelaTelenovelaA telenovela is a limited-run serial dramatic programming popular in Latin American, Portuguese, and Spanish television programming. The word combines tele, short for televisión or televisão , and novela, a Spanish or Portuguese word for "novel"...
broadcast December 2008 on UnivisionUnivisionUnivision is a Spanish-language television network in the United States. It has the largest audience of Spanish language television viewers according to Nielsen ratings. Randy Falco, COO, has been in charge of the company since the departure of Univision Communications president and CEO Joe Uva...
. - Valeria is the name of Fay D. Flourite's native world in Tsubasa: Reservoir ChronicleTsubasa: Reservoir Chronicleis a shōnen manga series written and illustrated by the manga artist group Clamp. It takes place in the same fictional universe as many of Clamp's other manga series, most notably xxxHolic. The plot follows how Sakura, the princess of the Kingdom of Clow, loses her soul and how Syaoran, a young...
- Valeria (Spartacus) - Spartacus's love, written by Raffaello Giovagnoli.
- Valeria - Granado Espada - Granado Espada Character.
- Valeria Watt - Character in Carry on Screaming! played by Fenella FieldingFenella FieldingFenella Fielding — "England's first lady of the double entendre" — is an English actress, popular in the 1950s and 1960s. She is known for her seductive image and distinctively husky voice.-Family:...
. - Valeria- a character from Lolita
Entertainment
- Valeria AndrewsValeria AndrewsAndrews' debut studio album, Freshly Squeezed was originally set to be released through Interscope but Valeria decided to move the project to a new label . The album was a digital release; it was released onto Amazon download on the January 28, 2009 and on iTunes on February 10, 2009...
, actress and singer of Girl I Told Ya - ValeriyaValeriyaValeriya is a stage name of Alla Yurievna Perfilova , a Russian singer.-Early years:Valeriya was born on the April 17, 1968 in a small town Atkarsk in middle Russia in a family of classical musicians. She studied piano at the only musical school in the town where her father Yuri Ivanovich was a...
, Russian singer
Sport
- Valeria (racehorse), a competitor who finished twenty-second of twenty-three to complete the course at the 1847 Grand National Steeplechase at Aintree
See also
- List of Wikipedia articles beginning with "Valeria"
- Valerie (given name)Valerie (given name)Valerie is almost always a feminine given name in English, derived directly from the French Valérie and ultimately from the Latin Valeria. Valerie is also used as a nickname for Valeria...