Valeria
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'''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 with the herb known as [[Valerian (herb)|Valeriana officinalis]].
It is primarily used in [[Russian language|Russian]], [[Italian language|Italian]], [[Hungarian language|Hungarian]] and [[Latin American]] [[Spanish language|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.
**[[Valeria Messalina]], died 48, third wife of the Emperor Claudius.
*in religion:
**[[Saint Valeria]] (Valeria of Milan), Christian martyr (1st or 2nd century)
**Valeria, a Christian saint martyred with [[Anesius]]
* in fiction:
**[[Valeria (Conan the Barbarian)|Valeria]], a character in the stories and films concerning Conan the Barbarian.
**[[Valeria (Lensman)|Valeria]], a fictional planet in the Lensman universe.
**[[Valeria (Soul Calibur)|Valeria]], one of three shop workers in the video game Soul Calibur III.
**[[Valeria Richards]], fictional character featured in the [[Marvel Universe]]
*in entertainment:
**[[Valeria Andrews]], actress and singer of [[Girl I Told Ya]].
**[[Valeriya]], Russian singer
*in sport:
**[[Valeria (racehorse)|Valeria]], a competitor who finished twenty-second of twenty-three to complete the course at the [[1847 Grand National|1847 Grand National Steeplechase]] at [[Aintree]]
==See also==
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Prefixindex/Valeria List of Wikipedia articles beginning with "Valeria"]
==References==
*{{SmithDGRBM|author=[[William Ramsay]]|article=Valeria|volume=3|page=1215}}
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