Given name & surname
Valentín
“strength, health”·“-ine: forming adjectives”
Valentín is a masculine given name from Latin. It is used in Spanish, Icelandic, and Slovak.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Valentín is built from elements meaning “strength, health” and “-ine: forming adjectives”.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
In Spanish use, Valentín shares an earlier linguistic root with Valentine. An origin associated with Valentine is Latin.
Explained through its name family
Valentín’s family of names
In Spanish usage, Valentín has a feminine form in Valentina. In Icelandic usage, Valentín has a conventional equivalent in the German form Valentin. Valentín shares a linguistic root with Valentine.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Valentín has relatives in 7 languages.
7 related names in 7 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 13
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Valentín
- Valentín PaniaguaPeruvian politician (1936-2006)
- Valentín BarcoArgentine asociation football playerborn 2004
- Valentín ElizaldeMexican singer (1979–2007)
- Valentín Gómez FaríasPresident of Mexico (1781-1858)
- WosArgentine singer, actor, and freestylerborn 1998
- Taty CastellanosArgentine footballer (born 1998)
- Valentín CarboniArgentine association football playerborn 2005
- Valentín Paz AndradeSpanish writer and politician (1898-1987)
- Valentín PimentelPanamanian association football playerborn 1991
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
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