Valantinus Forename

11,630,812th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 1 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Valantinus Forename Definition:

(m., f.) Latin derivative of Valens ‘strong’, ‘healthy’ (cf. Constantinus from Constans, Clementinus from Clemens); the name of a 3rd-C saint martyred under the Emperor Claudius. His feast day (14 Feb) almost coincided with the festival of Juno Februata (15 Feb), and the custom of drawing lots for lovers was transferred from the pagan to the christian festival.

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Valantinus Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States-11:362,536,9771,167,197

Valantinus (1) may also be a surname.

Valantinus Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(m., f.) Latin derivative of Valens ‘strong’, ‘healthy’ (cf. Constantinus from Constans, Clementinus from Clemens); the name of a 3rd-C saint martyred under the Emperor Claudius. His feast day (14 Feb) almost coincided with the festival of Juno Februata (15 Feb), and the custom of drawing lots for lovers was transferred from the pagan to the christian festival. The name has never been common, but is found occasionally from the 12th C onwards. It is now used indifferently for men and women, and has been so since the 17th C.

Valentinus Curia Regis Rolls 1196, 1200, 1203, 1205, Feudal Aids 1284, Vis of Berks 1433. Valantinus Curia Regis Rolls 1210-12. Valentine Close Rolls 1553.

The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names (1947) by E. G. Withycombe

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