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First name origins & meanings:

  1. Latin: Healthy
  2. Russian: Athletic, mighty
  3. 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.