Valentina

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Valentina

Say it: val-en-TEE-nuh

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Meaning

Feminine of Valentinus, from valens 'strong, healthy'.

Certainscholars agree on this meaning.

A late Roman derived name, very popular in modern Italy, Russia and Latin America.

Its wave through time

Popular now

In the United States

43,831 babies given this name since 1897
At its height in 2019, about 1 in 441 girls
3,331 babies in 2020

Through the ages

Used by

Latin Italian Spanish Russian Argentine Mexican Central American Andean Caribbean Brazilian

The family of the name

Other spellings: Valen

Italian	Valentina
Spanish	Valentina
French	Valentine
Russian	Valentina
Polish	Walentyna

Famous bearers

Valentina Tereshkova, first woman in space

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ValentinoBoyItalian form of Valentinus, from Latin valens 'strong, healthy'.Modern · peak 2020

Where this comes from

Lives of the saints and early Christian martyrologies
National birth statistics of European countries source
Calendars of saints and name days
United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source

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Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.