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Valera

vah-LYEH-rah

Popularity

#17457

rising

Letters

6

Syllables

3

Origin

Russian

Total Births

1,056

Peak Year

#38 in 1919

First Recorded

1896

Style

Strong & Bold

Spelling

Moderate spelling

What It Means

Valera is a Russian short form of Valeria, a feminine form of Valerius, meaning 'strong' or 'healthy' in Latin.

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Numerology

7

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Personality Traits

strongindependentdeterminedintelligent

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