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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Valentine m. A derivative of Latin valens 'strong; vigorous, healthy; powerful'.

The name of a 3rd C Roman saint who gave rise to a popular modern holiday and a 9th C pope.

Croatia
Latin
1439x1482 Walenth (nom) Brgles p. 7
England
Early Modern English
1563 Valentine StAnthonlin p. 15; 1567 Valentine ibid. p. 18; 1599 Valentine bruton-vol1 p. 57
Estonia
Middle Low German
1592 Valtin Tiik1977 p. 288
Germany
Early New High German
1497 Vallentin Nurn1497 2130
Italy
Latin
1522x1532 Valentinus (nom) DSF p. 56, 5, Valintinus (nom) ibid. p. 51, 24
Spain
Latin
1490 Valentinus (nom) carbonell p. 43
Cite as: R. Le Get, S.L. Uckelman. "Valentine". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 3. http://dmnes.org/2015/3/name/Valentine.