MEANING & HISTORY
What does Valentin mean?
Valentin is an established form of the Roman name Valentinus, derived from Valens. The underlying Latin vocabulary concerns being strong, vigorous or healthy.
Its later association with Valentine’s Day belongs to cultural and religious history; love is not the literal root that formed Valentin.
Pronunciation & syllables
Synthetic voice reading
Origin and name formation
Latin
People with the name Valentin
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Valentin Mechilina
Filipino composer
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Valentín Díaz
Filipino patriot (1845-1916)
Descriptions: Wikidata contributors (CC0).
Similar names to Valentin
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Names in this collection
- Valentín♂Strong or healthy, through Latin Valentinus
- Valentino♂Italian Valentinus: strong, vigorous or healthy
- Valente♂Latin strong, vigorous or healthy in the Valens family
- Quentin♂From Roman Quintinus and Quintus: fifth
- Valen·Often associated in secondary name guides with: A short form associated with Valentino and Valentina
- Valerie♀From Valeria: strong or well
- Valerio·Valerius form, connected with being strong
- Agustin♂Spanish Agustín, from the Augustus name family
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Records & sources
Recorded use
- OpenHalalan / COMELEC · 2001
- 10 elected-candidate records ·
VALENTIN
· CSV row 854 · ODbL 1.0 - Wikidata
- 5 person records with this given name · Q852779 · CC0
These records document use of the spelling; they are separate from birth statistics.
Follow the sources
- OpenHalalan — pinned 2001 COMELEC transcription (opens in a new tab)
- COMELEC — 2001 List of Elected Candidates (opens in a new tab)
- Wikidata given-name item Q852779 — Valentin (opens in a new tab)
- Wikidata — Valentin Mechilina (opens in a new tab)
- Wikidata — Valentín Díaz (opens in a new tab)
- Behind the Name — Valentin (opens in a new tab)
- Behind the Name — Valentinus (opens in a new tab)
- Behind the Name — Valentine-1 (opens in a new tab)
- Meertens Institute / KNAW — Valentin (opens in a new tab)