valentine

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From Latin Valentīnus, a patronymic from Valēns (Roman cognomen), itself nominalized from vālens (“strong, healthy”) + -īnus (“-ine”). Doublet of Valentinus, Valentino, Valentina, and Valentini.

From Saint Valentine's Day (“day of celebration of romantic love”).

63 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Azerbaijani: Valentin — male given name
• Azerbaijani: والنتین — male given name
• Azerbaijani: Валентин — male given name
• Belarusian: Валянці́н (Valjancín) — male given name
• Belarusian: Valancin (łacinka) — male given name
• Bulgarian: Валенти́н (Valentín) — male given name
• Catalan: Valentí — male given name
• Chinese Mandarin: 瓦倫丁 /瓦伦丁 (Wǎlúndīng) — male given name
• Czech: Valentýn — male given name
• Danish: Valentin — male given name
• Dutch: Valentijn — male given name
• Dutch: Valentinus — male given name
• Esperanto: Valenteno — male given name
• Estonian: Valentin — male given name
• Finnish: Valentinus — male given name
• French: Valentin — male given name
• German: Valentin — male given name
• Greek: Βαλεντίνος (Valentínos) — male given name
• Hungarian: Bálint — male given name
• Hungarian: Valentin — male given name
• Icelandic: Valentín — male given name
• Irish: Vailintín — male given name
• Italian: Valentino — male given name
• Latin: Valentinus — male given name
• Latvian: Valentīns — male given name
• Polish: Walenty — male given name
• Portuguese: Valentim — male given name
• Portuguese: Valentino — male given name
• Romanian: Valentin — male given name
• Romanian: Валентин (Valentin) — male given name
• Russian: Валенти́н (Valentín) — male given name
• Slovak: Valentín — male given name
• Spanish: Valentín — male given name
• Swedish: Valentin — male given name
• Ukrainian: Валенти́н (Valentýn) — male given name
• Vietnamese: Valentinô — male given name
• Bulgarian: валенти́нка (valentínka) — an expression of affection, especially romantic
• Chinese Mandarin: 聖瓦倫丁 /圣瓦伦丁 (shèngwǎlúndīng) — an expression of affection, especially romantic
• Finnish: ystävänpäiväkortti — an expression of affection, especially romantic
• French: valentine — an expression of affection, especially romantic
• Georgian: სატრფო (saṭrpo) — an expression of affection, especially romantic
• Georgian: მიჯნური (miǯnuri) — an expression of affection, especially romantic
• German: Valentinsgruß — an expression of affection, especially romantic
• German: Liebesgruß — an expression of affection, especially romantic
• Irish: cárta Fhéile Vailintín — an expression of affection, especially romantic
• Irish: cárta vailintín — an expression of affection, especially romantic
• Irish: cárta Lá Fhéile Vailintín — an expression of affection, especially romantic
• Italian: valentina — an expression of affection, especially romantic
• Norman: carte d'Valentinne — an expression of affection, especially romantic
• Polish: walentynka — an expression of affection, especially romantic
• Russian: валенти́нка (valentínka) — an expression of affection, especially romantic
• Welsh: folant — an expression of affection, especially romantic
• Welsh: falantein — an expression of affection, especially romantic
• Chinese Mandarin: 情人 (qíngrén) — a person to whom you give, or from whom you receive, a valentine, on February 14th
• Finnish: ystävänpäiväkortin saaja — a person to whom you give, or from whom you receive, a valentine, on February 14th
• French: Valentine — a person to whom you give, or from whom you receive, a valentine, on February 14th
• Georgian: მიჯნური (miǯnuri) — a person to whom you give, or from whom you receive, a valentine, on February 14th
• Georgian: სატრფო (saṭrpo) — a person to whom you give, or from whom you receive, a valentine, on February 14th
• Irish: vailintín — a person to whom you give, or from whom you receive, a valentine, on February 14th
• Norman: valentin — a person to whom you give, or from whom you receive, a valentine, on February 14th
• Norman: valentinne — a person to whom you give, or from whom you receive, a valentine, on February 14th
• Polish: walentynka — a person to whom you give, or from whom you receive, a valentine, on February 14th
• Slovak: valentínka — a person to whom you give, or from whom you receive, a valentine, on February 14th