Valery () is a male given name and occasional surname. It is derived from the
Latin
Latin ( or ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic languages, Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally spoken by the Latins (Italic tribe), Latins in Latium (now known as Lazio), the lower Tiber area aroun ...
name '' Valerius''. The Slavic given name Valeriy or Valeri is prevalent in Russia and derives directly from the Latin.
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...
Valeri Bure
Valeri Vladimirovich "Val" Bure ( ; rus, Валерий Владимирович Буре, p=vɐˈlʲerʲɪj bʊˈrɛ; born June 13, 1974) is a Russian–American former professional ice hockey right winger. He played 10 seasons in the Natio ...
, Russian ice hockey player
*
Valery Chekalov
Valery Yevgenyevich Chekalov (; 10 January 1976 – 23 August 2023) was a Russian mercenary leader, head of logistics of the Wagner private military company, and a close confidant of Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin. Chekalov was Wagner's " ...
Valery Chkalov
Valery Pavlovich Chkalov (; ; – 15 December 1938) was a test pilot awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union (1936).
Early life
Chkalov was born to a Russian family in 1904 in the upper Volga region, the town of Chkalovsk, Russia, Vasi ...
, Russian aircraft test pilot
* Valery Gazzaev, Russian football manager
*
Valery Gerasimov
Valery Vasilyevich Gerasimov (born 8 September 1955) is a Russian Army general (Russia), army general serving as the Chief of the General Staff (Russia), Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces and First Deputy Ministry of Defen ...
, Russian
General
A general officer is an Officer (armed forces), officer of high rank in the army, armies, and in some nations' air force, air and space forces, marines or naval infantry.
In some usages, the term "general officer" refers to a rank above colone ...
, the current
Chief of the General Staff The Chief of the General Staff (CGS) is a post in many armed forces (militaries), the head of the military staff.
List
* Chief of the General Staff (Abkhazia)
* Chief of General Staff (Afghanistan)
* Chief of the General Staff (Albania)
* C ...
of the
Armed Forces of Russia
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, commonly referred to as the Russian Armed Forces, are the military of Russia. They are organized into three service branches—the Ground Forces, Navy, and Aerospace Forces—two independent com ...
, and first Deputy
Defence Minister
A ministry of defence or defense (see spelling differences), also known as a department of defence or defense, is the part of a government responsible for matters of defence and military forces, found in states where the government is divid ...
. He was appointed by
President
President most commonly refers to:
*President (corporate title)
* President (education), a leader of a college or university
*President (government title)
President may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment Film and television
*'' Præsident ...
Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (born 7 October 1952) is a Russian politician and former intelligence officer who has served as President of Russia since 2012, having previously served from 2000 to 2008. Putin also served as Prime Minister of Ru ...
on 9 November 2012. Strategist who conceived the "Gerasimov doctrine" which is currently prevalent in Russian military strategy.
*
Valery Gergiev
Valery Abisalovich Gergiev (, ; ; born 2 May 1953) is a Russian conducting, conductor and opera company director. He is currently general director and artistic director of the Mariinsky Theatre and of the Bolshoi Theatre and artistic director o ...
Valéry Giscard d'Estaing
Valéry René Marie Georges Giscard d'Estaing (, ; ; 2 February 19262 December 2020), also known as simply Giscard or VGE, was a French politician who served as President of France from 1974 to 1981.
After serving as Ministry of the Economy ...
, president of the French Republic
* Valeriy Gridnev, Russian painter
*
Valery Jacobi
Valery Ivanovich Jacobi ( or Якобий; , Kudryakovo, Kazan Governorate, Russia - 13 May 1902, Nice, France) was a Russian painter
, Russian painter
* Valery Karasyov, former Olympic artistic gymnast
* Valeri Karpin, Russian football player
* Valeri Kharlamov, Russian former Olympic hockey player
* Valery Kerdemelidi, former Olympic artistic gymnast
* Valery Khodemchuk (1951–1986), Soviet engineer and first victim of the Chernobyl Disaster
* Valery Kipelov, Russian heavy metal singer and composer (former member of
Aria (band)
Aria () is a Russian heavy metal music, heavy metal band that was formed in 1985 in Moscow. Although it was not the first Soviet band to play heavy music, Aria was the first to break through to mainstream media and commercial success. Accordin ...
Valery Legasov
Valery Alekseyevich Legasov (; 1 September 1936 – 27 April 1988) was a Soviet inorganic chemist and a member of the Academy of Sciences of the Soviet Union. He is primarily known for his efforts to contain the 1986 Chernobyl disas ...
, Russian scientist. He was the chief of the investigation committee of the
Chernobyl disaster
On 26 April 1986, the no. 4 reactor of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, located near Pripyat, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine), exploded. With dozens of direct casualties, it is one of only ...
.
*
Valery Leontiev
Valery Yakovlevich Leontiev (; born 19 March 1949) is a Soviet and Russian pop singer, sometimes songwriter and actor, whose popularity peaked in the 1980s and 1990s. He was titled a People's Artist of Russia in 1996.Valery Likhodey, Russian basketball player
* Valeri Liukin, Kazakh-American former Olympic artistic gymnast and current gymnastics coach. Father of
Nastia Liukin
Anastasia "Nastia" Valeryevna Liukin (; ; born October 30, 1989) is an Americans, American former artistic gymnast. She is the Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics, 2008 Olympic Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's artistic ind ...
*
Valeriy Lobanovskyi
Valeriy Vasylyovych Lobanovskyi (, ; 6 January 1939 – 13 May 2002) was а Soviet and Ukrainian football player and manager. He was Master of Sports of the USSR, Distinguished Coach of the USSR, and a laureate of the UEFA Order of Merit in Rub ...
, Ukrainian football manager
* Valery Meladze, Russian pop singer
*
Valery Mezhlauk
Valery Ivanovich Mezhlauk (; ) (1893–1938) was a government and party official in the Soviet Union during the decades of the 1920s and 1930s. He is best remembered as the Chairman of the State Planning Committee (Gosplan) from 1934 to 193 ...
, Latvian-German and former chairman of
GOSPLAN
The State Planning Committee, commonly known as Gosplan ( ), was the agency responsible for economic planning, central economic planning in the Soviet Union. Established in 1921 and remaining in existence until the dissolution of the Soviet Unio ...
Cosmonaut
An astronaut (from the Ancient Greek (), meaning 'star', and (), meaning 'sailor') is a person trained, equipped, and deployed by a List of human spaceflight programs, human spaceflight program to serve as a commander or crew member of a spa ...
BASE jumper
BASE jumping () is the recreational sport of jumping from fixed objects, using a parachute to descend to the ground. BASE is an acronym that stands for four categories of fixed objects from which one can jump: buildings, antenna (radio), antenna ...
Valery Todorovsky
Valery Petrovich Todorovsky (, ; born 9 May 1962, in
Odesa) is a celebrated Russian film director, screenwriter, TV producer. A member of a prominent dynasty of filmmakers, he is the son of Pyotr Todorovsky and the father of Pyotr Todorovsky ...
Australian
Australian(s) may refer to:
Australia
* Australia, a country
* Australians, citizens of the Commonwealth of Australia
** European Australians
** Anglo-Celtic Australians, Australians descended principally from British colonists
** Aboriginal Aus ...
Paul Valéry
Ambroise Paul Toussaint Jules Valéry (; 30 October 1871 – 20 July 1945) was a French poet, essayist, and philosopher.
In addition to his poetry and fiction (drama and dialogues), his interests included aphorisms on art, history, letters, m ...
, French author
Fictional characters
*Valery, a character in ''
The Sopranos
''The Sopranos'' is an American Crime film#Crime drama, crime drama television series created by David Chase. The series follows Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini), a New Jersey American Mafia, Mafia boss who suffers from panic attacks. He reluct ...
'' played by Vitali Baganov. Valery was a member of the Russian mob and acquainted with Tony Soprano.
Other
*
Valleri
"Valleri" is a song written by Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart for the Monkees. The single peaked at #3 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and spent two weeks at #1 on the ''Cash Box'' chart in early 1968, and reached #1 in Canada and #12 in the UK.
B ...
, a song performed by The Monkees
See also
*
Valerie (given name)
Valerie is generally a feminine given name, derived directly from the French ''Valérie'' (a traditionally female name). Valéry or Valery is a masculine given name in parts of Europe (particularly in France and Russia), as well as a common surna ...
Valeria (given name)
Valeria or Valéria is a female given name dating back to the Latin verb ''valere'', meaning strong, brave and healthy "to be strong".
List of people with the given name Valeria
Religion
* Valeria of Milan, or Saint Valeria, Christian martyr (1st ...
*
Valerian (name)
Valerian is a given name and surname.
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 Abbe ...
*
Valeriano (name)
Valeriano may refer to the following people
;Given name
* Valeriano Abello (1913–2000), Filipino scout during World War II
* Valeriano Bécquer (1833–1870), Spanish painter and graphic artist
* Valeriano López (1926–1993), Peruvian footbal ...
*
Valerianus (disambiguation)
Valerianus or Valerian the Elder was Roman Emperor from 253 AD to 260 AD.
Valerianus is a name also held by:
* Valerian II (Publius Licinius Cornelius Valerianus; died 258), Roman Caesar, son of Emperor Gallienus and grandson of Emperor Valeria ...
Valera (disambiguation) Valera is a city in Venezuela.
Valera may also refer to:
Places
* Valera District, Peru
* Valera, Texas, United States, an unincorporated community
* Valera Municipality, Venezuela
* Valera (crater), a tiny crater on the Moon
People with th ...
*
Valérien (disambiguation)
Valérien may refer to:
* Fort Mont-Valérien, a fortress
* Harry Valérien (1923-2012), German sports journalist and television presenter
* Valérien Ismaël (born 1975), French footballer
See also
*
*
* Valeri (name)
* Valerian (disambi ...
*
Vale (disambiguation)
A vale is a type of valley.
Vale may also refer to:
Places Georgia
* Vale, Georgia, a town in the Samtskhe-Javakheti region
Norway
* Våle, a historic municipality
Portugal
* Vale (Santa Maria da Feira), a former civil parish in the municip ...
Walric, abbot of Leuconay
Saint Walaric, modern French Valery (died 620), was a Franks, Frankish monk turned hermit who founded the . His cult was recognized in Duchy of Normandy, Normandy and Medieval England, England.
Life
Walaric was born in the Auvergne to a peasan ...