First name origins & meanings:
- Latin: Healthy
- Russian: Athletic, mighty
- Russian: Strong leader
First name variations: Valerie, Valerien, Valery, Valeryan, Valerian, Val, Valerian, Valry, Valeri, Valerien, Valerious, Valery, Valeryan, Valerian Last name origin & meaning: Spanish and Italian: from the personal name Valerio (Latin
Valerius, a Roman family name ultimately derived from Latin
valere ‘to flourish’, ‘to be strong and healthy’). The name was
borne by several minor Christian saints, among them 4th-century
bishops of Trier and Zaragoza and 5th-century bishops of Sorrento and
of Antibes.
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