This name is also in use in Georgia, where it is more common than Valeriane, the older Georgian form of Valerianus.In Georgian, Valerian is written as: ვალერიან.A known bearer of this name was Valerian Gunia (1862–1938), a Georgian dramatist, actor, director, critic, and translator. [noted -ed]
Valerian is also the Bulgarian, German, Russian and Ukrainian form of Valerianus.In Bulgaria and Russia, the name is spelled as Валериан. In Ukraine, the name is spelled as Валеріан.In Germany, it is spelled the same as it is in English. [noted -ed]