"Valerian" meaning in English

See Valerian in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Valerianus [alternative]
Rhymes: -ɪɹiən Etymology: From Latin Valerianus, Valeria. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|Valerianus}} Latin Valerianus Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Valerian
  1. a Roman cognomen, notably borne by Publius Licinius Valerianus, a Roman emperor Translations (a Roman cognomen): Βαλεριανός (Balerianós) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), Վալերիանոս (Valerianos) (Armenian), Valérien (French), Valerian (German), Βαλεριάνος (Valeriános) (Greek), Valeriano (Italian), Valerianus (Latin), والریان (vâleriyân) (Persian), والریانوس (vâleriyânus) (Persian), Валериа́н (Valerián) (Russian)
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Forms: Valerianus [alternative]
Rhymes: -ɪɹiən Etymology: From Russian Валериа́н (Valerián). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|ru|Валериа́н}} Russian Валериа́н (Valerián) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Valerian
  1. A transliteration of the Russian male given name Валериа́н (Valerián). Categories (topical): English renderings of Russian male given names Translations (given name): Վալերիան (Valerian) (Armenian), والریان (vâleriyân) (Persian), Валериа́н (Valerián) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-Valerian-en-name-17ivnQzm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 57 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 37 63 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 39 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 33 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 12 88
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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