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Valla's name origin Heroes of the Storm - Psychospacecow - 09-19-2015
https://us.battle.net/d3/en/game/lore/short-story/demon-hunter/
http://heroesofthestorm.gamepedia.com/Valla
Valla's name comes from the short story Hatred and Discipline, by Micky Neilson.
It can be read on Blizzard's official Diablo website here.
https://us.battle.net/d3/en/game/lore/short-story/demon-hunter/
(none of the other D3 player characters share their name with characters from the short stories, so I think this is noteworthy.)