Valerius

Latin
"strength, health"

Valerius Origin and Meaning

The name Valerius is a boy's name of Latin origin meaning "strength, health".

Valerius is an ancient Roman family name turned first name. While Valerius is more familiar as its derivatives Valerie and Valerian, the rise of Roman names ending in S for boys may inspire a revival of this strong choice.

Valerius Popularity

Famous People Named Valerius

  • Valerius Maximus
    Roman historian
  • Valerius de Saedeleer
    Belgian landscape painter
  • Valerius
    5th Archbishop of Uppsala, Sweden
  • Valerius Cordus
    German botanist
  • Valerius Herberger
    German theologian
  • Valerius Josephus Coucke
    Belgian theologian

Valerius in Pop Culture

  • Publius Valerius "Val" Dartie
    son of Winifred Forsyte in Galsworthy's Forsyte series