Valeria

Valeria flows like a line of Italian opera, derived from the Latin valere, "to be strong and healthy," the same root that gave us valor and valiant. It was borne by Roman empresses and later by saints and is now a mainstay across Italy, Spain, and Latin America. In the United States, Valeria has been a steady favorite among Spanish-speaking families for decades and currently sits in the top 160s. Three lilting syllables, a soft liquid l, a warm open ending. Elegant without being fussy, strong without being sharp. A name that promises someone self-possessed from an early age.