Valeria (given name)

Valeria or Valéria is a female given name dating back to the Latin verb valere, meaning strong, brave and healthy "to be strong".

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 Emperor Claudius

Arts and entertainment

 * Valeriya, Russian pop star
 * Valeria Bertuccelli, Argentine film and television actress
 * Valeria Cavalli, Italian actress
 * Valeria Ciangottini, Italian actress
 * Valeria Diaz, 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 Mazza, Argentine supermodel and businesswoman
 * Valeria Morales, Puerto Rican singer and actress
 * Valeria Moriconi, Italian actress
 * Valeria Solarino, Italian actress
 * Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Italian-French actress
 * Valeria Lukyanova, Ukrainian model, best known as Human Barbie.

Business

 * Valeria Lipczynski (1846–1930), American businesswoman

Military, space, and government

 * Valeria Alessandrini (born 1975), Italian politician
 * Valeriya Gnarovskaya, Soviet military hero
 * Valerija Raulinaitis, Lithuanian-American psychiatrist, hospital administrator
 * Valeria Valente (born 1976), Italian politician and lawyer

Sports

 * Valeriya Gansvind (born 1965), Estonian chess player
 * 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 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 Richards (previously Von Doom), a fictional character in Marvel Comics
 * Valeria Watt, a character in Carry On Screaming! played by Fenella Fielding
 * Valeria, a deserting soldier in the first Suikoden game
 * Valeria: a fictional character in the Mexican telenovela El Cuerpo del Deseo
 * Valeria: a fictional detective in the novel The Law and the Lady
 * Valeria Ferrer, a character in the telenovela Carrusel
 * Valeria Ferriz, a character in Elisabet Benavent's book series  Valeria
 * Valeria Luna, the name used in Spanish-language versions of Yokai Watch to refer to Hailey Anne Thomas (Inaho Misora in Japanese versions)