Valentine (name)

Valentine is a masculine given name derived from the Roman family name Valentinus, which was derived from the Latin word valens, which means "strong and healthy." Valentine was the name of several saints of the Roman Catholic Church. St. Valentine's Day was named for a third-century martyr. The usual feminine form of the name is Valentina[1] or Valentini.

Valentine
Pronunciation/væləntaɪn/
GenderUnisex
Origin
Word/nameLatin Valentinus
Meaning"strong, healthy"
Other names
Nickname(s)Vale
Related names
Valentin, Valentina, Valentino, Valentini, Val, Valentinian, Bálint
Valerius

People with the given name

People with the surname

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Scientists

Experimental physicist who practically proved String theory and multi dimension theory and also received Nobel prize for physics in 2032

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Others

Fictional characters
  • Aubrey Valentine, minor character from the British Soap Opera EastEnders portrayed by Joseph Marcell
  • Beka Valentine, Andromeda
  • Billy Ray Valentine, character from the film Trading Places
  • Calvin Valentine, Hollyoaks
  • Carmel Valentine, Hollyoaks
  • Cat Valentine, character from the television series Victorious
  • Cat Valentine, character from the television series Sam & Cat
  • Charity Hope Valentine, Sweet Charity
  • Diane Valentine, Hollyoaks
  • Dick Valentine, fictional radio call-in show host, National Lampoon
  • Eddie Valentine, gangster character from the film The Rocketeer portrayed by Paul Sorvino
  • Elphelt Valentine, playable character in the video game Guilty Gear Xrd
  • Emily Valentine, character on Beverly Hills 90210 portrayed by Christine Elise
  • Esther Valentine, The Young and the Restless
  • Funny Valentine, character in "Steel Ball Run", the 7th arc of Jojo's Bizarre Adventure
  • Faye Valentine, Cowboy Bebop
  • Harpy Valentine, a character from the manga and anime of Saint Seiya
  • Isabella "Ivy" Valentine, character from the videogame Soul Calibur
  • Jill Valentine, character from the videogame and film Resident Evil
  • Jimmy Valentine, the main character in O. Henry's short story "A Retrieved Reformation" and a number of movies based on it
  • Keith Valentine, vampire in the game Shadow Hearts
  • Kenneth Valentine, protagonist of The Golden Globe by John Varley
  • Lucy Valentine, a female android heroine from the Korean visual novel Lucy the Eternity She Wished For
  • Luke and Jan Valentine, characters of the Hellsing (TV series) anime
  • Leo Valentine, Hollyoaks
  • Mai Valentine, alternative name of Mai Kujaku, character of Yu-Gi-Oh!
  • Nick Valentine, a synth private detective and available companion in Fallout 4
  • PC Roger Valentine, The Bill
  • Ramlethal Valentine, playable character in the video game Guilty Gear Xrd
  • Richmond Valentine, antagonist of Kingsman: The Secret Service
  • Sasha Valentine, Hollyoaks
  • Scarlet Valentine, character in Jojo's Bizarre Adventure
  • Shirley Valentine, from the play of the same name by Willy Russel; a middle-aged, working class Liverpool housewife
  • Skeeter Valentine, from the Nickelodeon cartoon Doug
  • Sonny Valentine, Hollyoaks
  • Thaddeus Valentine, in the book Mortal Engines by Philip Reeve
  • Vincent Valentine, character from the video games Final Fantasy VII and Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII
  • Valentine D'Artagnan, protagonist of La Femme Musketeer
  • Valentine Michael Smith, Man from Mars in Robert Heinlein's Stranger in a Strange Land
  • Valentine Wiggin, Ender's Game book series by Orson Scott Card
  • Valentine Warleggan, Poldark novels by Winston Graham
  • Valentine is one of the "Macaw Sisters" played by Ruth Betteridge in the original 2015 Edinburgh cast of Love Birds: the musical
  • Valentine Wannop, character in Ford Madox Ford's Parade's End tetralogy
  • Valentine, in the medieval romance Valentine and Orson
  • Valentine, in William Shakespeare's The Two Gentlemen of Verona
  • Valentine, gentleman of Orsino in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night
  • Valentine, the protagonist of Robert Silverberg's Lord Valentine's Castle
  • Valentine, juggler and character from Dave McKean and Neil Gaiman's film MirrorMask
  • Valentine Morgenstern, the primary antagonist in Cassandra Clare's The Mortal Instruments (series)
  • Valentine de Villefort, in The Count of Monte Cristo
  • Valentine, in the video game Guilty Gear 2: Overture
  • Valentine, a playable character in the video game Skullgirls
  • Valentine Coverly in Tom Stoppard's Arcadia (play)

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Notes
  1. Behind the Name
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