Given name & surname
Valeriu
“one who is strong and healthy”
Valeriu is a variant of Valerian. One Latin interpretation is “one who is strong and healthy.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Valeriu is a variant of Valerian. One Latin interpretation is “one who is strong and healthy.”
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Where it comes from
Valeriu is a variant of Valerian. An origin associated with Valerian is Latin.
Explained through its name family
Valeriu’s family of names
Valeriu has a related form in Valerian. In Romanian usage, Valeriu has a conventional equivalent in the English form Valerius. In Romanian usage, Valeriu as a surname was borrowed from the Latin form Valerius.
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Valeriu has relatives in 3 languages.
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Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 12
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Valeryequivalent
- Valerioequivalent
- Valeriequivalent
- Walerianequivalent
- Valèreequivalent
- Valeroequivalent
- Waleriuszequivalent
- Waleriequivalent
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People named Valeriu
- Valeriu MuravschiMoldovan politician (1949-2020)
- Valeriu StrelețMoldovan politicianborn 1970
- Valeriu BularcaOlympic wrestler (1931–2017)
- Valeriu Traian FrențiuRomanian Greek-catholic bishop and martyr (1875-1952)
- Valeriu CiupercăMoldovan and Russian footballerborn 1992
- Valeriu MarcuBiographer, poet and writer1899–1942
- Valeriu AndronicMoldovan footballerborn 1982
- Valeriu Catînsusfootballerborn 1978
- Valeriu Lazarovdirector and producer of television of Romanian and Spanish origin (1935-2009)
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