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 [ 4 syll. va-le-ria, val-er-ia ] The girl name Valeria 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 is of the meaning 'be healthy, be strong'. An old form of the name is Valeria (Latin). 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. The name Valeria is widely used; it has 40 forms that are used in both English and foreign languages. English forms of Valeria include Valarae, Valaree, Valari, Valaria, Valarie, Valary, Valerey, Valeri, Valerie (used in French and German as well), Valerine, Valery, Valerye, Valette, Valleri, Vallerie, Vallery, Valli, Vallirie, Vally, Valoree, Valori, Valorie, Valoris, Valrie, and Valry. Other English variants include the short forms Val and Vallie, and the pet forms Lera (used in Russian as well) and Valesca (used in Polish as well). Forms of the name used in foreign languages include the Russian Lerka, the Spanish and Italian Valeriana, the Slavic Valerija, the Russian Valeriya, the French Valérie, the Russian Valka, the Russian Valya, the Polish Wala, and the Polish Waleria. The short form Walli (German), and the pet form Valeska (German and Polish) are other foreign variants. 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 2008, 0.203% of baby girls were named Valeria. It had a ranking of #73 then. Out of all girl names in its family, Valeria was the most popular in 2008. Valeria was 68% more popular than the 2nd ranked name, the English, French, and German Valerie, in that year. Baby names that sound like Valeria include the English Valaree, the English Valaria, the Russian Valeriya, the English Valarae, the English Valari, the English Valerey, the English Valeri, the English, French, and German Valerie, the English Valery, the English Valerye, the French Valérie, the English Valleri, the English Vallerie, the English Vallery, the English Vallirie, the English Valoree, the English Valori, the English Valorie, the English Valarie, and the English Valary. 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)"   |
