Valerio or Valério is a male given name in several languages, derived from the Roman surname ''Valerius'', which itself is derived from the

Latin Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power of the ...

verb ''valere'' - "to be strong". ''Valerio'' also appears as a family name or

surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...

. Valerio is a relatively common given name in

Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...

, while its incidence is less common in the

Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries **Spanish cuisine Other places * Spanish, Ontario, Cana ...

and Croatian

Sprachraum In linguistics, a sprachraum (; , "language area", plural sprachräume) is a geographical region where a common first language (mother tongue), with dialect varieties, or group of languages is spoken. Characteristics Many sprachräume are separ ...

. The Portuguese form of the name is Valério. The form of Valerio is Valeriu in the Romanian language.

Valerio as a given name

* Valerio Adami (born 1935), Italian painter *

Valerio Agnoli Valerio Agnoli (born 6 January 1985) is an Italian road bicycle racer, who last rode for UCI WorldTeam . Career Agnoli was one of the key domestiques for the Liquigas cycling team, where he was often instrumental in victories for Ivan Basso and ...

(born 1985), Italian cyclist * Valerio Anastasi (born 1990), Italian footballer *

Valerio Arri Valeriano Pompeo Maurizio "Valerio" Arri (22 June 1892 – 2 July 1970) was an Italian marathon runner. He won a bronze medal at the 1920 Olympics in his all-time personal best time of 2:36:33. Biography Arri started competing in early 1910s, b ...

(1892-1970), Italian athlete *

Valerio Aspromonte Valerio Aspromonte (born 16 March 1987) is an Italian right-handed foil Foil may refer to: Materials * Foil (metal), a quite thin sheet of metal, usually manufactured with a rolling mill machine * Metal leaf, a very thin sheet of decorative m ...

(born 1987), Italian fencer *

Valerio Bacigalupo Valerio Bacigalupo (; 12 February 1924 – 4 May 1949) was an Italian footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Born in Vado Ligure, he began his career with Savona. After a brief spell at Genoa, he moved to Torino in 1945, where he won four Ser ...

(1924-1949), Italian footballer * Valerio Baćak (born 1981), Croatian scholar *

Valerio Baldassari Valerio Baldassari (c.1650 – after 1695), also known as ''Baldissari'', was an Italian painter of the Baroque period. He was born in Pescia, and trained with Pietro Dandini.Valerio Belli Valerio Belli (c. 1468–1546), also known as Valerio Vicentino, was a celebrated medallist, gem engraver, goldsmith, who with Giovanni Bernardi, who was twenty years younger, was the leading specialist in intaglios engraved in rock crystal, a ...

(c.1468-1546), Italian engraver *

Valerio Bernabò Valerio Bernabò (born 3 March 1984 in Rome) is a retired Italian rugby union player. He has also been selected for the Italian national team with 33 caps, making his debut in 2004 against the USA. He also captained the Italian under-21 team. ...

(born 1984), Italian rugby player * Valerio Bertotto (born 1973), Italian footballer *

Valerio Bianchini Valerio Bianchini (born July 22, 1943) is an Italian professional basketball coach. He was the first coach in the history of Italian basketball who won three championship titles with three clubs (Cantù, Virtus Roma and Victoria Libertas Pesaro). ...

(born 1943), Italian basketball coach *

Valerio Cassani Valerio Cassani (; 28 February 1922 – 23 February 1995) was an Italian professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Career Cassani played for 5 seasons (119 games, 20 goals) in the Italian Serie A for Atalanta B.C., Modena F.C., A.S ...

(1922-1995), Italian footballer *

Valerio Checchi Valerio Checchi (born Subiaco, Lazio, 3 April 1980) is an Italian cross-country skier who has competed since 1999. He has two World Cup victories with one in 2006 and another in 2008. At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Checchi finished 18th ...

(born 1980), Italian skier *

Valerio Cioli Valerio Cioli (or Cigoli or Giogoli) (1529–1599) was an Italian Renaissance sculptor. Works His most famous work is the '' Fontana del Bacchino'' (1560) in the Giardino di Boboli, near the entrance to piazza Pitti in Florence. It depicts th ...

(1529-1599), Italian sculptor *

Valerio Cleri Valerio Cleri (born 19 June 1981 in Palestrina) is a freestyle swimmer from Italy, who primarily competes in open water swimming. Career Cleri won a gold medal in the 25 km open water race at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships in Rom ...

(born 1981), Italian swimmer *

Valerio Conti Valerio Conti (born 30 March 1993) is an Italian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam . He has competed in every edition of the Giro d'Italia between 2016 and 2022. Major results ;2010 : 3rd Trofeo Città di Ivrea : 4th Overall Tre Cic ...

(born 1993), Italian cyclist *

Valerio Corte Valerio Corte (Venice, 1530 – Genoa, 1580) was an Italian painter and alchemist of the Renaissance. He was the father of the painter Cesare Corte, and is known to have been acquainted with Titian. He was a topic of the Rafaello Soprani. He ...

(1530-1580), Italian painter and alchemist *

Valerio de los Santos Valerio Lorenzo de los Santos (born October 6, 1972) is a Dominican former professional baseball pitcher. Milwaukee Brewers De los Santos was originally signed by the Milwaukee Brewers as an amateur free agent in 1993. He started his profession ...

(born 1972), Dominican baseball player *

Valerio Di Cesare Valerio Di Cesare (born 23 May 1983) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for club Bari. Career Di Cesare moved his first footsteps into Lazio's youth system. During the summer of 2001, he accepted an offer from Che ...

(born 1983), Italian footballer *

Valerio Evangelisti Valerio Evangelisti (20 June 1952 – 18 April 2022) was an Italian writer of science fiction, fantasy, historical novels, and horror. He is known mainly for his series of novels featuring the inquisitor Nicolas Eymerich and for the Nostradamu ...

(born 1952), Italian writer * Valerio Festi, Italian artistic director and producer * Valerio Fiori (born 1969), Italian footballer *

Valerio Lualdi Valerio Lualdi (born 31 August 1951) is an Italian former professional racing cyclist. He rode in four editions of the Tour de France The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage bicycle race primarily held in France, while a ...

(born 1951), Italian cyclist *

Valerio Leccardi Valerio Leccardi (born 28 May 1984) is a Switzerland, Swiss cross-country skiing (sport), cross-country skier who has been competing since 2001. He finished 38th in the individual sprint event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Colu ...

(born 1984), Swiss skier *

Valerio Magrelli Valerio Magrelli (born 1957, Rome) is an Italian poet. He graduated in philosophy at the University of Rome and is an expert in French literature which he has taught and teaches at University of Pisa and University of Cassino. He debuted as an a ...

(born 1957), Italian poet *

Valerio Massimo Manfredi Valerio Massimo Manfredi (born 8 March 1943) is an Italian historian, writer, essayist, archaeologist and journalist. Biography He was born in Piumazzo di Castelfranco Emilia province of Modena and, after getting a degree in Classical Arts at ...

(born 1943), Italian historian, journalist, and archaeologist *

Valerio Mastandrea Valerio Mastandrea (born 14 February 1972) is an Italian film, stage and television actor. Life and career He was born in Rome. While being a student of philosophy, in the early 1990s Mastandrea enjoyed some success thanks to the semi-regular pa ...

(born 1972), Italian actor *

Valerio Nava Valerio Nava (born 17 January 1994) is an Italian Isso's footballer who plays as a right back for Serie D club Albalonga. Club career Born in Calcinate, Nava began his career in local Atalanta, being assigned to the ''Primavera'' squad in 2011 ...

(born 1994), Italian footballer *

Valerio Nawatu Valerio Nawatu (born 24 July 1984) is a Fiji national football team, Fiji international Association football, footballer who is currently registered with Papakura City Football Club. He is currently the leading goal scorer in the Lotto NRFL Div 2 c ...

(born 1984), Fiji international footballer *

Valerio Olgiati Valerio Olgiati (born 1958) is a Swiss architect. He initially studied architecture at ETH Zurich, a public research university in Zurich, Switzerland, after which he lived in Switzerland, followed by Los Angeles in the United States. He mad ...

(born 1958), Swiss architect *

Valerio Piva Valerio Piva (born 5 July 1958) is an Italian former racing cyclist who currently works as a directeur sportif for UCI WorldTeam . He rode in the 1990 Tour de France and in five editions of the Giro d'Italia. Major results ;1980 : 2nd GP Cap ...

(1958), Italian cyclist *

Valerio Profondavalle Valerio Profondavalle, or Valerio Diependale, (1533 – c. 1600) was a Flemish historical painter of the Renaissance period, born in Leuven, but active in Italy. He lived for some time at Florence, and afterwards settled at Milan Milan ( , ...

(born 1533), Flemish painter * Valerio Quintero (born 1970), Colombian engineer * Valerio Rosseti (born 1994), Italian footballer * Valerio Tebaldi (born 1965), Italian cyclist *

Valerio Varesi Valerio Varesi is an Italian author of crime novels. So far six of his novels have been published in English, the first two of which were shortlisted for the CWA International Dagger The CWA International Dagger (formerly known as the Duncan L ...

, Italian crime novelist *

Valerio Vermiglio Valerio Vermiglio (born 1 March 1976) is an Italian volleyball player, who was a member of the Italian men's national team, that won the silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. Career He played with Sisley Treviso and won ...

(born 1976), Italian volleyball player *

Valerio Verre Valerio Verre (born 11 January 1994) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Sampdoria. Club career Roma, Genoa & Siena As a graduate of reserve team, Verre signed a five-year contract in May 2012. On 3 ...

(born 1994), Italian footballer *

Valerio Virga Valerio Virga (born 6 June 1986) is an Italian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Promozione club Omegna. He played in Serie A for Roma. Club career A product of the A.S. Roma youth academy and one of the bright prospects of the ''Giallor ...

(born 1986), Italian footballer *

Valerio Zanone Valerio Zanone (22 January 1936 – 7 January 2016) was an Italian politician, who was formerly secretary and president of the Italian Liberal Party (''Partito Liberale Italiano''; PLI). He was also a senator for the Democratic Party (Italy), Demo ...

(born 1936), Italian politician *

Valerio Zurlini Valerio Zurlini (19 March 1926 – 26 October 1982) was an Italian film director, stage director and screenwriter. Biography During his law studies in Rome, he started working in the theatre. In 1943, he joined the Italian resistance. Zurlin ...

(1926-1982), Italian director and screenwriter

Valerio as a surname

Alberto Valerio Alberto "Betinho" Valério (Ipatinga, 6 September 1985) is a Brazilian racing driver. Career Formula Three Valerio drove in the Formula Three Sudamericana championship from 2003 to 2005, winning the title in his final year of the category. For ...

(born 1985), Brazilian racing driver *

Alessandro Valerio Alessandro Valerio (May 18, 1881 – May 28, 1955) was an Italian horse rider. He competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; nl, Olympische Zomerspelen van 1920; german: Olymp ...

(1881-1955), Italian horse rider * Edvaldo Valério (born 1978), Brazilian swimmer * Gabriel Valerio, Italian drummer for

Theatres des Vampires Theatres des Vampires is an Italian gothic metal band, mostly noted for the predominant theme of vampirism within their lyrics. The band's early material was credited as melodic black metal or symphonic black metal, but the group completely aba ...

* Joaquín Enrique Valerio (born 1973), Spanish footballer *

Joe Valerio Joe William Valerio (born February 11, 1969) is a former American football offensive lineman. He was in the second round (50th overall) of the 1991 NFL draft by the Kansas City Chiefs. He played college football at Pennsylvania. College footb ...

(born 1969), American football player * Luca Valerio (1552–1618), Italian mathematician * Marcos Valério (born 1961), Brazilian convicted criminal * Matt Valerio, American hip hop producer * Melanie Valerio (born 1969), American Olympic swimmer *

Pompilio Cacho Valerio Pompilio Cacho Valerio (born 22 December 1976) is a former Honduran football player who plays as forward. Club career A much-travelled striker, Cacho started his career at Marathón, making his debut on 2 December 1995 against Broncos, an ...

(born 1976), Honduran footballer *

Raúl Valerio Raúl Valerio (January 1, 1927 - January 25, 2017) was a Mexican actor. Raúl Valerio (born Raúl Reyes-Valerio) was born in the town of Zinacatepec, in the Mexican state of Puebla where he learned to speak both Spanish and Nahuatl. He attended ...

(born 1925), Mexican actor *

Renz Valerio Renz Michael Vijungco Valerio (born November 10, 1998)

(born 1998), Filipino child actor * Samuel Valerio (), Greek physician and author

Valerio as a given name

Valerio as a surname

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