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Gender Feminine & Masculine
Usage Bulgarian, Georgian (Rare), Greek, Russian
Scripts Валя(Bulgarian, Russian) ვალია(Georgian) Βάλια(Greek)
Meaning & History
In Bulgaria and Russia, this name is a variant transcription of the unisex name Valya.In Georgia, this name is a diminutive of Valentina and Valerian, though there can certainly be cases where it is the georgianized form of the aforementioned Valya. In this day and age, Valia is primarily used on women in Georgia.In Greece, this name is strictly feminine and is a pet form of Vasilia and Vasiliki.Known bearers of this name include the Georgian revolutionary Valerian "Valia" Bakhtadze (1896-1930) and the Greek model Valia Kakouti (b. 1981).