| The girl name Valeria [ 4 syll. va-le-ria, val-er-ia ] is pronounced VahLIYRiyah KEY. Valeria's language of origin is Latin. It is predominantly used in English, German, and Italian. The name Valeria means 'healthy, strong'. Derived from the word valere which has the meaning 'be healthy, be strong'. An old form of the name is the Latin Valeria. The name Valeria was borne by a celebrated Roman clan which remained prominent for a long period. It was also borne by the 1st century Saint Valeria of Milan, who was martyred for burying Christian martyrs. The name was first adopted by English speakers as Valeria in the 17th century; in the late 19th century, the French form Valerie was more popular. Valeria is the feminine version of the German Valerius. Forms of Valeria include the English Valarie, the English Valary, the English, French, and German Valerie, the Slavic Valerija, the English Valery, and the French Valérie. The short forms Val (English) and Vallie (English), and the pet form Valeska (German and Polish) are other variants of the name. Valeria is a popular baby girl name, and it is also regarded as trendy. The name has been rising in popularity since the 1980s. At the modest peak of its usage in 2006, 0.179% of baby girls were named Valeria. It had a ranking of #90 then. In 2007, it ranked at #98 with a usage of 0.162%, and it was the most popular out of all girl names in its family. Valeria was 41% more popular than the 2nd ranked name, the English, French, and German Valerie, in 2007. Baby names that sound like Valeria include the English, French, and German Valerie, the English Valery, the French Valérie, the English Valarie, the English Valary, the Albanian Vlora, and the Albanian Vlorë. KEY: Pronunciation for Valeria: V as in "vee (V.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"
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