Valeria
English
Etymology
Feminine form of Roman family name Valerius, from Latin valere (“to be healthy, to be strong”). Doublet of Valerie.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vəˈlɪəɹi.ə/
Proper noun
Valeria
- A female given name from Latin.
- 2025 May 14, Hira Humayun, Avery Schmitz and Veronica Calderon, “TikTok beauty influencer shot dead during live stream in Mexico”, in CNN[1]:
- Valeria Marquez was addressing her TikTok followers in a livestream from her beauty salon in Zapopan, Mexico, when someone arrived at her door to deliver a small parcel.
Related terms
Translations
female given name — see also Valerie
Anagrams
Italian
Etymology
From Latin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /valè.rja/
- Rhymes: -alèrja
- Hyphenation: Va‧lè‧ria
Proper noun
Valeria f
- a female given name from Latin, equivalent to English Valeria or Valerie
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology
From earlier Valesia, from valeō (“to be healthy, strong”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [waˈɫɛ.ri.a]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [vaˈlɛː.ri.a]
Proper noun
Valeria f sg (genitive Valeriae); first declension
Declension
First-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Valeria |
| genitive | Valeriae |
| dative | Valeriae |
| accusative | Valeriam |
| ablative | Valeriā |
| vocative | Valeria |
Descendants
- Italian: Valeria
References
- “Valeria”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Valeria”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /baˈleɾja/ [baˈle.ɾja]
- Rhymes: -eɾja
- Syllabification: Va‧le‧ria
Proper noun
Valeria f
- a female given name