Valentin
Valentin is a male given name meaning "strong, healthy". It comes from the Latin name Valentinus, as in Saint Valentin. Commonly found in Romania, France, Italy, Russia, Ukraine, Scandinavia etc. Valentin is also used as a surname in Spanish and German speaking-countries.
| Pronunciation | French: [valɑ̃tɛ̃] German: [ˈvaləntiːn] Romanian: [valenˈtin] Spanish: [balenˈtin] |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Latin nomen Valentinus |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Valentín, Valentinus, Valentino, Bálint |
Given name
- Valentin Alexandru (born 1991), Romanian footballer
- Valentin Blass (born 1995), German basketball player
- Valentin Bondarenko (1937–1961), Soviet fighter pilot
- Valentin de Boulogne (before 1591 – 1632), French painter
- Valentin Brunel (born 1996), French DJ known as Kungs
- Valentín Castellanos (born 1998), Argentine footballer
- Valentin Ceaușescu (born 1948), Romanian physicist
- Valentin Chmerkovskiy (born 1986), Ukrainian–American ballroom dancer
- Valentin Coșereanu (born 1991), Romanian footballer
- Valentin Cretu (disambiguation), several people
- Valentín Díaz (1845–1916), Filipino patriot
- Valentin Dikul (born 1948), Russian circus artist
- Valentin Dzhavelkov (born 1968), Bulgarian Olympic pentathlete
- Valentín Elizalde (1979–2006), Mexican singer
- Valentin Eysseric (born 1992), French footballer
- Valentin Friedland (1490–1556), German scholar
- Valentin Gapontsev (born 1939), Russian–American billionaire
- Valentin Gjokaj (born 1993), Albanian footballer
- Valentin Glushko (1908–1989), Soviet rocket engineer
- Valentin Grubeck (born 1995), Austrian footballer
- Valentin Inzko (born 1949), Austrian diplomat
- Valentin Ivanov (disambiguation), several people
- Valentin-Yves Mudimbe (born 1941), Congolese philosopher, professor, and author
- Valentin Nikolayev (disambiguation), several people
- Valentin Olenik (1939–1987), Russian Olympic wrestler
- Valentin Parnakh (1891–1951), Russian jazz musician
- Valentin Plătăreanu (born 1936), Romanian actor
- Valentin Poénaru (born 1932), Romanian–French mathematician
- Valentin Prades (born 1992), French Olympic pentathlete
- Valentin Roberge (born 1987), French footballer
- Valentin Rose (disambiguation), several people
- Valentin Rosier (born 1996), French footballer
- Valentin Sarov (born 1976), Bulgarian–Qatari weightlifter
- Valentin Serov (1865–1911), Russian painter
- Valentin Stocker (born 1989), Swiss footballer
- Valentin Trujillo (1951–2006), Mexican actor, writer and director
- Valentín Vada (born 1996), Argentine footballer
- Valentín Viola (born 1991), Argentine footballer
- Valentin Yordanov (born 1960), Bulgarian Olympic wrestler
- Charles-Valentin Alkan (1813–1888), French-Jewish composer and pianist
- Hans-Valentin Hube (1890–1944), German Wehrmacht general
- Valentin Bosioc (born 1983), Romanian bodybuilder
- Valentin Vodnik (1758–1819), Slovenian intellectual, linguist, poet, journalist and editor
Surname
- Dave Valentin (1952–2017), American Latin jazz flautist
- Isabelle Valentin (born 1962), French politician
See also
- Valentinus (disambiguation)
- Valentine (disambiguation)
- Valentino (disambiguation)
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