Valentine
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
Latin Valentinus, from valeō (“‘I am strong, healthy’”).
[edit] Proper noun
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Valentine
- Saint Valentine
- A male given name in quiet but steady use since the 16th century.
- An English and Scottish surname derived from the male given name.
- A female given name occasionally borrowed from French.
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[edit] Translations
male given name
female given name — see Valentina
[edit] Quotations
- 1594, William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark: Act IV, Scene V:
- To-morrow is Saint Valentine's day,
- All in the morning betime,
- And I a maid at your window,
- To be your Valentine.
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[edit] French
[edit] Proper noun
Valentine
- A female given name, feminine form of Valentin.