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 [ 4 syll. va-len-ti-na, val-ent-ina ] The girl name Valentina is pronounced VaeLahNTIYNah KEY. Valentina has its origins in the Latin language. It is used largely in Czech, German, Italian, Russian, and Slavic. Derived from the word valens which is of the meaning 'healthy, strong'. From the Roman nickname. Valentina is the feminine version of the English Valentine. Forms of the name include the English and German Valena, the French and English Valentine, and the Polish Walentyna. Valentina is a form (Italian, Russian, and Slavic) of the French and English Valentine. Valentina is popular as a baby girl name, and it is also regarded as trendy. The name has been increasing in popularity since the 1990s; prior to that, it was of only very modest use. At the recent height of its usage in 2008, 0.062% of baby girls were named Valentina. It was #265 in rank then. Within all girl names in its family, Valentina was the most widely used in 2008. A baby name that sounds like Valentina is the French and English Valentine. A famous person named Valentina is Valentina Tereshkova, Astronaut, born 6 March 1937, Maslennikovo, Russia. KEY: English pronunciation for Valentina: V as in "vee (V.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; T as in "tea (T.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"   |
