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Dictionary of Medieval Names
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Valens f. Latin valens 'strong, vigorous, healthy, powerful'.

Italy
Latin
● 1265x1339 Valens (nom) BBC-Berg 356, Valenti (gen) ibid. 1372; 1307 Valente (nom) ibid. p. XLVI
Cite as: A. Brown, S.L. Uckelman. "Valens". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2021, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2021/1/name/Valens.