Valerian (name)

Valerian
GenderMale
Origin
Word/nameLatin nomen Valerius
Region of originItaly

Valerian is a given name.

Ancient world

  • Valerian (emperor) (200–c. 260), Roman emperor (253-260)
  • Valerian II (died 257), Roman Caesar, grandson of the Emperor Valerian
  • Saints Tiburtius, Valerian and Maximus
  • Valerian of Abbenza (377–457), bishop of Abbenza
  • Valerian Protasewicz (1505-1579), bishop of Lutsk and Vilnius, founder of the Jesuit college

Modern world

Valerian Macrabbit (born 1988), French writer and musician

Surname

  • Bice Valerian (1886-1969), Italian film actress of the silent era
  • Gerald Valerian Wellesley (1809-1882), Church of England cleric who became the Dean of Windsor
  • I. Valerian (1895-1980), Romanian writer
  • Jan Valerián Jirsík (1798-1883), Roman Catholic Bishop of Budweis

See also

  • All pages with titles beginning with Valerian
  • All pages with titles containing Valerian
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