Valentine m, occasionally f
English form of the Latin name Valentīnus, a derivative of valens healthy, strong. This was the name of a Roman martyr of the 3rd century, whose feast is celebrated on 14 February. This was the date of a pagan fertility festival marking the first stirrings of spring, which has survived in an attenuated form under the patronage of the saint.
Cognates: Scottish Gaelic: Ualan, Uailean. Welsh: Folant. French, Danish, Swedish: Valentin. Italian: Valentino. Spanish: Valentín. Portuguese: Valentim. German: Valentin. S. German: Velten. Polish: Walenty. Czech: Valentin. Hungarian: Bálint.
Short form: English: Val.
Feminine forms: Latinate: Valentina (used esp. in Eastern Europe). Polish: Walentyna.
First names dictionary. 2012.