Valentine
Valentine is a baby name of Latin origin, meaning Strong and healthy.
What Valentine means
Strong and healthy.
Valentine is a long name at 9 letters, which usually means a nickname will appear whether you plan one or not, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room. Its 4 vowels give it a flowing rhythm.
Where Valentine comes from
Latin names travelled through the Roman world and then through the Church, which is why so many survive across Europe in local variants. A great many were originally descriptive — of virtue, of appearance, or of birth order.
Valentine is recorded as Latin in origin. Browse other Latin names.
How popular is Valentine?
Valentine is not in the current top 100 baby names we track. In practice that means a child called Valentine is unlikely to be one of three in a classroom — the name is established and recognisable, just not in heavy circulation right now.
The character of Valentine
Two ideas meet in Valentine: strength and Love. Names carrying more than one theme tend to be the ones that suit a wider range of siblings.
Names like Valentine
These share Valentine's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Valentino — Strong and healthy.
- Valentina — Strong, healthy, brave.
- Leo — Lion. Brave and warm-hearted.
- Roman — Citizen of Rome; strong.
- Victoria — Victory.
- Vincent — Conquering; prevailing.
- Ace — The number one; unity and excellence.
- Amadeus — Lover of God.
- Augustus — Great, venerable and majestic.
- Charity — Selfless love and giving.
- Cornelius — Horn; strong-willed.
- Dexter — Skilful; right-handed.