Baby name
RISING
🇩🇪 🇷🇴 🇷🇺 Valerian
/vah · LEHR · ee · an/
Meaning
“To be strong”
From the Roman family name Valerianus, derived from valere meaning 'to be strong'; borne by a Roman emperor and a Christian martyr, and by a herb used as a sleep remedy.
Nicknames
val
Vibe
elegant
How it ages.
Distinguished and slightly dusty; due for rediscovery as Victorian botanical names come back.
The cultural moment.
Used sporadically in Germany and Romania; gaining minor interest in German-speaking countries since 2015.