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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • Spanish and Italian : from the personal name Valeriano, Latin Valerianus, a derivative of Valerius (see Valerio). The name was borne by various minor Christian saints, most notably 4th-century bishops of Aquileia and Auxerre.

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