# Valery > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Valery > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Valery.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valery > Source revision: 1346134124 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Infobox given name | name = Valery | origin = Latin [nomen](/source/Roman_naming_conventions) [Valerius](/source/Valerius_(name)) |alternative spelling=Valéry, [Valerio](/source/Valerio)}} [[File:Chkalov_stamp3.jpg | thumb | right | Stamps of Russia, 100th birth anniversary of test pilot [Valery Chkalov](/source/Valery_Chkalov) (1904-1938), issued in 2004]] '''Valery''' ({{IPA|fr|valeri|lang}}) is a male given name and occasional surname. It is derived from the [Latin](/source/Latin) name ''[Valerius](/source/Valerius)''. The [Slavic](/source/Slavic_languages) given name '''Valeriy''' or '''Valeri''' is prevalent in Russia and derives directly from the Latin. ==Given name== * [Valery Afanassiev](/source/Valery_Afanassiev), Russian pianist and author * [Valery V. Afanasyev](/source/Valery_V._Afanasyev), Russian hockey coach * [Valery Asratyan](/source/Valery_Asratyan) (1958–1996), Soviet serial killer * [Valery Belenky](/source/Valery_Belenky), Azerbaijani-German former Olympic [artistic gymnast](/source/artistic_gymnast) * [Valeriy Belousov](/source/Valeriy_Belousov), Russian decathlete * [Valeri Bojinov](/source/Valeri_Bojinov), Bulgarian international [footballer](/source/Association_football) * [Valery Bryusov](/source/Valery_Bryusov), Russian poet * [Valeri Bukrejev](/source/Valeri_Bukrejev), Estonian pole vaulter * [Valeri Bure](/source/Valeri_Bure), Russian ice hockey player * [Valery Chekalov](/source/Valery_Chekalov) (1976–2023), Russian mercenary leader * [Valery Chkalov](/source/Valery_Chkalov), Russian aircraft test pilot * [Valery Gazzaev](/source/Valery_Gazzaev), Russian football manager * [Valery Gerasimov](/source/Valery_Gerasimov), Russian [General](/source/General_of_the_Army_(Russia)), the current [Chief of the General Staff](/source/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Russia)) of the [Armed Forces of Russia](/source/Armed_Forces_of_Russia), and first Deputy [Defence Minister](/source/Ministry_of_Defense_(Russia)). He was appointed by [President](/source/President_of_Russia) [Vladimir Putin](/source/Vladimir_Putin) on 9 November 2012. Strategist who conceived the "Gerasimov doctrine" which is currently prevalent in Russian military strategy. * [Valery Gergiev](/source/Valery_Gergiev), [Ossetian](/source/Ossetians)-Russian [conductor](/source/conducting) * [Valéry Giscard d'Estaing](/source/Val%C3%A9ry_Giscard_d'Estaing), president of the French Republic * [Valeriy Gridnev](/source/Valeriy_Gridnev), Russian painter * [Valery Jacobi](/source/Valery_Jacobi), Russian painter * [Valery Karasyov](/source/Valery_Karasyov), former Olympic artistic gymnast * [Valeri Karpin](/source/Valeri_Karpin), Russian football player * [Valeri Kharlamov](/source/Valeri_Kharlamov), Russian former Olympic hockey player * [Valery Kerdemelidi](/source/Valery_Kerdemelidi), former Olympic artistic gymnast * [Valery Khodemchuk](/source/Valery_Khodemchuk) (1951–1986), Soviet engineer and first victim of the Chernobyl Disaster * [Valery Kipelov](/source/Valery_Kipelov), Russian heavy metal singer and composer (former member of [Aria (band)](/source/Aria_(band)) and current leader of [Kipelov](/source/Kipelov) bands) * [Valeri Kois](/source/Valeri_Kois), Estonian politician * [Valery Larbaud](/source/Valery_Larbaud), French author * [Valeriy Lebed](/source/Valeriy_Lebed), Ukrainian professional footballer * [Valery Legasov](/source/Valery_Legasov), Russian scientist. He was the chief of the investigation committee of the [Chernobyl disaster](/source/Chernobyl_disaster). * [Valery Leontiev](/source/Valery_Leontiev), Russian pop singer * [Valery Likhodey](/source/Valery_Likhodey), Russian basketball player * [Valeri Liukin](/source/Valeri_Liukin), Kazakh-American former Olympic artistic gymnast and current gymnastics coach. Father of [Nastia Liukin](/source/Nastia_Liukin) * [Valeriy Lobanovskyi](/source/Valeriy_Lobanovskyi), Ukrainian football manager * [Valery Meladze](/source/Valery_Meladze), Russian pop singer * [Valery Mezhlauk](/source/Valery_Mezhlauk), Latvian-German and former chairman of [GOSPLAN](/source/GOSPLAN) from 1934 to 1937 * [Valeri Nichushkin](/source/Valeri_Nichushkin), Russian NHL hockey player * [Valery Ortiz](/source/Valery_Ortiz), Puerto Rican actress * [Valeri Polyakov](/source/Valeri_Polyakov), Russian former [Cosmonaut](/source/Cosmonaut) * [Valery Postnikov](/source/Valery_Postnikov), former Russian hockey player and coach * [Valery Ponomarev](/source/Valery_Ponomarev), Ukrainian jazz musician * [Valeri Qazaishvili](/source/Valeri_Qazaishvili), Georgian international footballer * [Valery Rozov](/source/Valery_Rozov), former Russian [BASE jumper](/source/BASE_jumper) * [Valery Sablin](/source/Valery_Sablin), (1939–1976) Soviet Navy Officer and mutineer * [Valery Shary](/source/Valery_Shary), Belarusian Olympic champion weightlifter * [Valery Sigalevitch](/source/Valery_Sigalevitch), Russian pianist * [Valeriy Sydorenko](/source/Valeriy_Sydorenko), Ukrainian boxer * [Valeriy Syutkin](/source/Valeriy_Syutkin), Russian singer * [Valery Todorovsky](/source/Valery_Todorovsky), Russian film director * [Valery Wichman](/source/Valery_Wichman), LGBT rights activist from the Cook Islands * [Valeri Zolotukhin](/source/Valeri_Zolotukhin), Russian actor ==Surname== * [Carl Valeri](/source/Carl_Valeri), [Australian](/source/Australians) footballer * [Diego Valeri](/source/Diego_Valeri), Argentine football player * [Edmond Valléry Gressier](/source/Edmond_Vall%C3%A9ry_Gressier), French lawyer * [Franca Valeri](/source/Franca_Valeri), Italian actress * [François Valéry](/source/Fran%C3%A7ois_Val%C3%A9ry), French singer-songwriter and composer * [Heike Vallery](/source/Heike_Vallery), German mechanical engineer * [Jean Joseph Valéry](/source/Jean_Joseph_Val%C3%A9ry) (1828–1879), French businessman, diplomat and senator. * [Paul Valéry](/source/Paul_Val%C3%A9ry), French author ==Fictional characters== *Valery, a character in ''[The Sopranos](/source/The_Sopranos)'' played by [Vitali Baganov](/source/Vitali_Baganov). Valery was a member of the Russian mob and acquainted with Tony Soprano. ==Other== * [Valleri](/source/Valleri), a song performed by The Monkees == See also == * [Valerie (given name)](/source/Valerie_(given_name)) * [Valerii (name)](/source/Valerii_(name)) * [Valeriu (given name)](/source/Valeriu_(given_name)) * [Valerius (name)](/source/Valerius_(name)) * [Valeria (given name)](/source/Valeria_(given_name)) * [Valerian (name)](/source/Valerian_(name)) * [Valeriano (name)](/source/Valeriano_(name)) * [Valerianus (disambiguation)](/source/Valerianus_(disambiguation)) * [Valer (disambiguation)](/source/Valer_(disambiguation)) * [Valera (disambiguation)](/source/Valera_(disambiguation)) * [Valérien (disambiguation)](/source/Val%C3%A9rien_(disambiguation)) * [Vale (disambiguation)](/source/Vale_(disambiguation)) * [Vallery](/source/Vallery), France * [Walric, abbot of Leuconay](/source/Walric%2C_abbot_of_Leuconay) * [Saint-Vaury](/source/Saint-Vaury) * {{look from|Valery}} * {{in title|Valery}} {{given name|type=both}} Category:Russian masculine given names Category:Masculine given names --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Valery](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valery) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valery?action=history)). 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