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
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- Latin
- ● 1439x1482 Walenth (nom) Brgles p. 7
- England
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- Early Modern English
- ● 1563 Valentine StAnthonlin p. 15;
1567 Valentine ibid. p. 18;
1599 Valentine bruton-vol1 p. 57
- Estonia
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- Middle Low German
- ◑ 1592 Valtin Tiik1977 p. 288
- France
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- Latin
- ● 1239 Valentini (gen) St-Bernard-Romans 382b
- Germany
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- Early New High German
- ● 1497 Vallentin Nurn1497 2130
- Italy
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- Latin
- ● 1522x1532 Valentinus (nom) DSF p. 56, 5,
Valintinus (nom) ibid. p. 51, 24
- Spain
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- 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 2016, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2016/1/name/Valentine.