Valentine (name)

Valentine is both a masculine and a feminine given name, and a surname, derived from the Roman family name Valentinus, which was derived from the Latin word valens, which means "strong and healthy". Valentine can be considered an English translation or adaptation of the names Valentinus or Valentinian. It 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.

Valentine

Saint Valentine
Pronunciation	/væləntaɪn/
Gender	Unisex
Origin
Word/name	Latin Valentinus
Meaning	"strong, healthy, brave, rule"
Other names
Nickname(s)	Vale, Val
Related names	Valentin, Valentim, Valentina, Valentino, Valentini, Val, Valentinian, Bálint Valerius

People with the given name

• Saint Valentine, 3rd century Roman saint
• Valentine of Passau (died 475), Catholic saint, monk, abbot, bishop and hermit
• Pope Valentine (died 827), briefly Roman Catholic pope
• Valentine Abt (1873–1942), American composer and mandolin player
• Valentine Ackland (1906–1969), English poet
• Valentine Berriochoa, one of the Vietnamese Martyrs
• Valentine Colasante (born 1989), French ballet dancer
• Valentine de Saint-Point (1875–1953), French poet, playwright and painter
• Valentine Dyall (1908–1985), British actor
• Valentine Fleming, father of author Ian Fleming
• Valentina Gestro de Pozzo (1914–2011), Argentine reporter
• Valentine Hollingsworth (1632-1710), settler of the Delaware Colony
• Valentine Holmes (born 1995), rugby league player and American football player
• Valentine Kipketer (born 1993), Kenyan half marathon and marathon runner
• Valentine Nekesa (born 1997), Kenyan entrepreneut
• Val Page, British motorcycle designer
• Valentine Strudwick (1900–1916), British soldier
• Valentine Tessier (1892–1981), French actress
• Valentine Warner (born 1972), British television chef
• Valentin Glushko, Soviet designer of rocket engines

People with the surname

Actors

• Anthony Valentine (1939–2015), English actor
• Brooke Valentine, actress
• Gary Valentine, actor
• Karen Valentine, American actress and star of Room 222
• Kym Valentine, actress
• Scott Valentine (actor)
• Stacy Valentine, pornographic actress
• Steve Valentine, actor

Artists

• DeWain Valentine (1936–2022), American sculptor
• Edward Virginius Valentine, sculptor
• James Valentine (photographer)

Businesspeople

• Alexander Valentine, Chairman of London Transport from 1959 to 1965
• Brian Valentine, software executive
• Don Valentine, businessman
• Elmer Valentine, nightclub owner

Musicians

• Ann Valentine (1762–1842), English organist and composer
• Dickie Valentine, pop singer
• Hilton Valentine, guitarist
• James Valentine (musician)
• James Valentine (Australian musician)
• Kathy Valentine, bassist
• Kid Thomas Valentine, trumpeter
• Robert Valentine (composer) (c. 1671–1747)

Politicians

• Daniel Mulford Valentine (1830–1907), Kansas politician and judge
• Edward K. Valentine (1843–1916), 19th-century politician
• Emery Valentine (1858–1930), Alaskan politician
• Itimous T. Valentine Sr. (1887–1970), North Carolina politician and judge
• John K. Valentine (1904–1950), Iowa politician
• John L. Valentine (fl. 1970s–2010s), Utah politician
• Hugh Valentine (1848–1932), New Zealand Member of Parliament
• Lewis Valentine (1893–1986), Welsh politician and activist
• Mary Valentine (born 1946), Michigan politician
• Rob Valentine (born 1950), Lord Mayor of Hobart
• Tim Valentine (1926–2015), North Carolina politician

Scientists

• David H. Valentine (1912–1987), British botanist
• James W. Valentine (1926–2023), American evolutionary biologist

Sportspeople

• Alf Valentine, cricketer
• Bobby Valentine, former baseball manager of MLB teams (Texas Rangers, New York Mets, and Boston Red Sox) and of Japanese baseball team Chiba Lotte Marines
• Bryan Valentine, cricketer
• Carl Valentine, footballer
• Carrington Valentine (born 2001), American football player
• Cheryl Valentine, Scottish field hockey midfielder
• Chris Valentine, hockey player
• Darnell Valentine, basketball player
• Dave Valentine, Scottish rugby union and rugby league footballer
• Ellis Valentine, baseball player
• Greg Valentine, wrestler
• Howard Valentine, track and field athlete
• John Valentine, Canadian cricketer
• Johnny Valentine, wrestler
• Josh Valentine, rugby footballer
• Rob Valentine, Scottish rugby union and rugby league footballer
• Ryan Valentine, footballer
• Scott Valentine (ice hockey)
• Vincent Valentine (cricketer)

Others

• George Valentine (disambiguation)
• Helen Valentine (1893-1986), founder of Seventeen magazine
• Herbert J. Valentine (1917–1996), American Marine officer, flying ace and Navy Cross recipient
• Jean Valentine, poet
• Jean Valentine (bombe operator)
• Jo Valentine, pseudonym of Charlotte Armstrong
• Jo Valentine, Baroness Valentine
• Lewis J. Valentine (1882–1946), Police Commissioner of New York City
• Penny Valentine (1943–2003), music critic
• Phil Valentine, radio host
• Robert M. Valentine, a business partner of Rowland Hussey Macy
• Tsakane Valentine, soprano
• William Orison Valentine (1862–1928), missionary

Fictional characters

• Aubrey Valentine, minor character from the British soap opera EastEnders
• Beka Valentine, Andromeda
• Billy Ray Valentine, from the film Trading Places, played by Eddie Murphy
• 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, from the film The Rocketeer portrayed by Paul Sorvino
• Elphelt Valentine, playable character in the video game Guilty Gear Xrd
• Emily Valentine, a character in Beverly Hills, 90210
• Esther Valentine, The Young and the Restless
• Funny Valentine, in "Steel Ball Run", the 7th arc of Jojo's Bizarre Adventure
• Faye Valentine, Cowboy Bebop
• Gary Valentine, character from the film Licorice Pizza
• Isabella "Ivy" Valentine, from the video game Soulcalibur
• Jill Valentine, from the video game and film Resident Evil
• Hilda Valentine Goneril, in Fire Emblem Three Houses
• 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
• Luke and Jan Valentine, in the Hellsing (TV series) anime
• Leo Valentine, in the soap opera Hollyoaks
• Mai Valentine, alternative name of Mai Kujaku, character of Yu-Gi-Oh!
• Melody Valentine, the drummer for the group Josie and the Pussycats
• Nick Valentine, a synth private detective and companion in Fallout 4
• PC Roger Valentine, in the television series The Bill
• Ramlethal Valentine, playable character in the video game Guilty Gear Xrd
• Richmond Valentine, antagonist of Kingsman: The Secret Service
• Sasha Valentine, in the soap opera Hollyoaks
• Scarlet Valentine, in Jojo's Bizarre Adventure
• Shirley Valentine, from the play of the same name
• Skeeter Valentine, from the Nickelodeon cartoon Doug
• Sonny Valentine, in the soap opera Hollyoaks
• Thaddeus and Katherine Valentine, from Mortal Engines by Philip Reeve and it's 2018 film adaptation
• Tiffany Valentine, in the Child's Play franchise films: Bride of Chucky, Seed of Chucky, Curse of Chucky, and Cult of Chucky, as well as the Chucky TV series (2021-present)
• Vincent Valentine, from the video games Final Fantasy VII and Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII
• Valentine D'Artagnan, protagonist of La Femme Musketeer
• Valentine Coverly in Tom Stoppard's play Arcadia
• Valentine "Val" McKee in Tremors (1990 film)
• Valentine Michael Smith, in Robert Heinlein's novel Stranger in a Strange Land
• Valentine de Villefort, in The Count of Monte Cristo
• Valentine Wannop, in Ford Madox Ford's Parade's End tetralogy
• Valentine Warleggan, in the Poldark novels by Winston Graham
• Valentine Wiggin, from the Ender's Game book series by Orson Scott Card
• Valentine, in William Shakespeare's The Two Gentlemen of Verona
• Valentine, gentleman of Orsino in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night
• Valentine, in the medieval romance Valentine and Orson
• Valentine, the protagonist of Robert Silverberg's Lord Valentine's Castle
• Valentine, juggler in the film MirrorMask
• Valentine Morgenstern, the primary antagonist in Cassandra Clare's The Mortal Instruments series
• Valentine, in the video game Guilty Gear 2: Overture
• Valentine, a playable character in the video game Skullgirls
• Valentine, in the original 2015 Edinburgh cast of Love Birds: the musical, played by Ruth Betteridge

Name variants

• Balendin (Basque)
• Валентин Valentìn, Валю Valyu, Вальо Valyo, Валедин Vàledin (Bulgarian)
• Bálint (Hungarian)
• Folant (Welsh)
• Valentino, Tino (Italian)
• Ualan (Scottish Gaelic)
• Val (English)
• Βαλεντίνος (Valentinos) (male), Βαλεντίνα (Valentina) (female) (Greek)
• Valentijn (Dutch)
• Valentín (Slovakian), Spanish
• Valentin (Bulgarian), (Croatian), (Czech), (French), (German), (Romanian), (Russian), (Scandinavian), (Slovenian)
• Valentino, Valentina (Italian)
• Valentyn (Ukrainian)
• Vali, Valentin (Romanian)
• Walenty (Polish)
• Valentim, Valentina (Portuguese)
• Βαλεντίνη (female) (Greek)

See also

• Justice Valentine (disambiguation)