Valeria 576749 220043761 2008-06-18T00:49:48Z 71.161.158.19 {{Mergeto|Valerie|date=July 2007}} '''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}} {{disambig}} [[Category:Given names]] [[Category:Ancient Roman names]] [[Category:Italian given names]] [[Category:Russian given names]] [[Category:Spanish given names]] [[hu:Valéria]] [[pl:Waleria]] [[ru:Валерия]] [[sk:Valéria]]