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.
- Belgium
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- Dutch
- ● 1597x1598 Valentyn BoonenGes p. 366
- Croatia
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- Latin
- ● 1439x1482 Valentinus (nom) Brgles p. 8,
Walenth (nom) ibid. p. 7
- Czech Republic
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- Latin
- ● 1373 Valentinus (nom) LDFPUP1 p. 29
- Denmark
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- Danish
- ● 1581 Valentin KD-1 no. 362
- England
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- Early Modern English
- ● 1481 Valentyne HHB1481-90 p. 15;
1545/6 Valentyne RegIng p. 2;
1563 Valentine StAnthonlin p. 15;
1567 Valentine ibid. p. 18;
1572/3 Valentyne SurMus p. 173;
1577 Valentine RegSoAMar p. 8;
1583/4 Folantyne SurMus p. 41,
Valentine ibid. p. 99;
1599 Valentine bruton1 p. 57
- Walloon
- ● 1590 Valentin RWC p. 14;
1591 Valentin ibid. p. 19;
1592 Valentin ibid. p. 22;
1594/5 Valentin ibid. p. 35;
1596 Valentine ibid. p. 43;
1597 Valentin ibid. p. 45;
1597/8 Valentine ibid. p. 48
- Estonia
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- Middle Low German
- ◑ 1592 Valtin Tiik1977 p. 288
- France
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- Latin
- ● 1239 Valentini (gen) St-Barnard-Romans 382b;
1274 Valentinus (nom) RHF-VIII p. 57
- Middle French
- ● 1501 Valengin MHCG2 274;
1568 Valentin RegPCC-1 p. 389;
1570 Valentin ibid. p. 430,
Vallentin ibid. p. 553
- Germany
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- Latin
- ● 1394 Valentini (gen) SMM p. 172,
Valentinus (nom) ibid. p. 171
- Early New High German
- ● 1497 Vallentin Nurn1497 2130
- Italy
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- Latin
- ● 1285 Valentini (gen) Perugia1285 p. 161;
1449 Valentino (abl) VitAs2 VIII,
Valentinus (nom) ibid. III;
1522x1532 Valentinus (nom) DSF p. 56, 5,
Valintinus (nom) ibid. p. 51, 24
- Italian
- ● 1513x1521 Valentino LeoX p. 23
- Spain
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- Latin
- ● 1490 Valentinus (nom) carbonell-I 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 2023, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2023/1/name/Valentine.