Valeria is a female given name dating back to the Latin verb valere. The male version is Valerius, Valerio or Valery. Valerian is also connected to the same root.

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

"Valeria" can also refer to:

• in Ancient Rome:
• Pannonia Valeria or Valeria ripensis, an ancient Roman province.
• Valeria Suburbicaria, an ancient Roman province.
• Valeria, the sister of P. Valerius Publicola, who is said to have advised the Roman ma­trons to ask Veturia, the mother of Coriolanus, to go to the camp of Coriolanus in order to deprecate his resentment.
• Valeria Messala, the fourth wife of Lucius Cornelius Sulla.

• in religion:
• Saint Valeria (Valeria of Milan), Christian martyr (1st or 2nd century)
• Valeria, a Christian saint martyred with Anesius

• in fiction:
• Valeria, a character in the stories and films concerning Conan the Barbarian.
• Valeria, a fictional planet in the Lensman universe.
• Valeria, one of three shop workers in the video game Soul Calibur III.

• in entertainment:
• Valeria Andrews, actress and singer of Girl I Told Ya.

See also

• List of Wikipedia articles beginning with "Valeria"

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