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Valentinus

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[va.lenˈtiː.nus] · Latin (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)

Origin: Not established
1 language contexts: Latin
Follow the evidence: 4 cited sources Source-reported

01 / Meaning & origin

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Valentinus is a masculine given name documented in Latin. English Wiktionary records an etymology for it.

Separate records with matching spellings: Valentínus (Icelandic)

Etymology in the sources

Source-reported

Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *h₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti Proto-Italic *walēō Latin valeō Latin valēnsnom. Latin Valēns Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnus Latin Valentīnus Patronymic from Valēns + -īnus (“-ine”, forming adjectives). Compare Cōnstantīnus.

Sources for this account (2)

Wiktionary: ValentinusCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
French Wiktionary: ValentinusCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

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1884From the archives
Valentinus— “healthy”
Valentinus was a Roman priest, who is said to have endeavoured to give a Christian signification to the old custom of drawing lots in honour of Juno Februata, and thus fixed his own name and festival to the curious fashion prevailing all over England and France, of either the choice of a “true Valentine,” or of receiving as such the first person of the opposite sex encountered on that morning.
Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Part IV, Chapter III (Nomina), Section X (Valerius) · Public domain (Project Gutenberg)

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Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms3

Wikidata Q21146302CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
French Wiktionary: ValentinusCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wiktionary: ValentinusCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Historical referencesOriginal texts and their publication details1

Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Part IV, Chapter III (Nomina), Section X (Valerius)Public domain (Project Gutenberg) · rev. 2023-03-30 · retrieved 2026-10-14

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

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About Valentinus

Valentinus is a masculine given name documented in Latin. English Wiktionary records an etymology for it.

Separate records with matching spellings: Valentínus (Icelandic)

Etymology in the sources

Source-reported

Sources for this account (2)

Wiktionary: ValentinusCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
French Wiktionary: ValentinusCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

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History

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1884From the archives
Valentinus— “healthy”
Valentinus was a Roman priest, who is said to have endeavoured to give a Christian signification to the old custom of drawing lots in honour of Juno Februata, and thus fixed his own name and festival to the curious fashion prevailing all over England and France, of either the choice of a “true Valentine,” or of receiving as such the first person of the opposite sex encountered on that morning.
Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Part IV, Chapter III (Nomina), Section X (Valerius) · Public domain (Project Gutenberg)

Sources for this page

Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms3

Wikidata Q21146302CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
French Wiktionary: ValentinusCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wiktionary: ValentinusCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Historical referencesOriginal texts and their publication details1

Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Part IV, Chapter III (Nomina), Section X (Valerius)Public domain (Project Gutenberg) · rev. 2023-03-30 · retrieved 2026-10-14

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

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