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 [ 3 syll. va-len-ti-ne, val-ent-ine ] The girl name Valentine is also used as a boy name, and it is more frequently a boy name. It is pronounced VAELahNTAYN KEY. Valentine's language of origin is Latin. It is predominantly used in French and English. Derived from the word valens with the meaning 'healthy, strong'. See Valentine for more info. Forms of the name include the English Valene and the Czech, German, Italian, Russian, and Slavic Valentina. Valentine is a form of the Czech, German, Italian, Russian, and Slavic Valentina in the French language. Valentine is an unusual baby girl name. Its usage peaked modestly in 1917 with 0.005% of baby girls being named Valentine. It had a ranking of #976 then. The baby name has experienced a drop in frequency since then, and is of sporadic use today. In 2008, among the family of girl names directly related to Valentine, the Czech, German, Italian, Russian, and Slavic Valentina was the most popular. In the last century Valentine has mainly been a boy name. There were 2 times more boys than girls who were named Valentine in 1917. A baby name that sounds like Valentine is the Czech, German, Italian, Russian, and Slavic Valentina. KEY: Pronunciation for Valentine: 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)" ; AY as in "hide (HH.AY.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"   |
