Valentin

See also: valentîn, Valentín, and Valentîn

Czech

Alternative forms

• Valentýn

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁-

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti

Proto-Indo-European *-yeti

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti

Proto-Indo-European *h₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti

Proto-Italic *walēō

Latin valeō

Latin valēnsnom.

Latin Valēns

Proto-Indo-European *-nós

Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos

Proto-Italic *-īnos

Latin -īnus

Latin Valentīnusbor.

Czech Valentin

Borrowed from Latin Valentīnus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvalɛntiːn]

Proper noun

Valentin m anim

1. a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Valentine

Declension

Declension of Valentin (hard masculine animate)

	singular	plural
nominative	Valentin	Valentinové
genitive	Valentina	Valentinů
dative	Valentinovi, Valentinu	Valentinům
accusative	Valentina	Valentiny
vocative	Valentine	Valentinové
locative	Valentinovi, Valentinu	Valentinech
instrumental	Valentinem	Valentiny

Danish

Etymology

From Latin Valentinus.

Proper noun

Valentin

1. a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Valentine

Estonian

Etymology

From Latin Valentinus.

Proper noun

Valentin

1. a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Valentine

Related terms

• Vallo

Finnish

Etymology

From Swedish Valentin, from Latin Valentinus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑlenti(ː)n/, [ˈʋɑ̝le̞n̪t̪i(ː)n]
• Rhymes: -ɑlentin
• Syllabification^(key): Va‧len‧tin
• Hyphenation^(key): Va‧len‧tin

Proper noun

Valentin

1. a male given name

Declension

Inflection of Valentin (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative		Valentin	Valentinit
genitive		Valentinin	Valentinien Valentineiden Valentineitten
partitive		Valentinia	Valentineita Valentineja
illative		Valentiniin	Valentineihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Valentin	Valentinit
accusative	nom.	Valentin	Valentinit
	gen.	Valentinin
genitive		Valentinin	Valentinien Valentineiden Valentineitten
partitive		Valentinia	Valentineita Valentineja
inessive		Valentinissa	Valentineissa
elative		Valentinista	Valentineista
illative		Valentiniin	Valentineihin
adessive		Valentinilla	Valentineilla
ablative		Valentinilta	Valentineilta
allative		Valentinille	Valentineille
essive		Valentinina	Valentineina
translative		Valentiniksi	Valentineiksi
abessive		Valentinitta	Valentineitta
instructive		—	Valentinein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Valentin (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Valentinini Valentinini accusative nom. Valentinini Valentinini gen. Valentinini genitive Valentinini Valentinieni Valentineideni Valentineitteni partitive Valentiniani Valentineitani Valentinejani inessive Valentinissani Valentineissani elative Valentinistani Valentineistani illative Valentiniini Valentineihini adessive Valentinillani Valentineillani ablative Valentiniltani Valentineiltani allative Valentinilleni Valentineilleni essive Valentininani Valentineinani translative Valentinikseni Valentineikseni abessive Valentinittani Valentineittani instructive — — comitative — Valentineineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Valentinisi Valentinisi accusative nom. Valentinisi Valentinisi gen. Valentinisi genitive Valentinisi Valentiniesi Valentineidesi Valentineittesi partitive Valentiniasi Valentineitasi Valentinejasi inessive Valentinissasi Valentineissasi elative Valentinistasi Valentineistasi illative Valentiniisi Valentineihisi adessive Valentinillasi Valentineillasi ablative Valentiniltasi Valentineiltasi allative Valentinillesi Valentineillesi essive Valentininasi Valentineinasi translative Valentiniksesi Valentineiksesi abessive Valentinittasi Valentineittasi instructive — — comitative — Valentineinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Valentinimme Valentinimme accusative nom. Valentinimme Valentinimme gen. Valentinimme genitive Valentinimme Valentiniemme Valentineidemme Valentineittemme partitive Valentiniamme Valentineitamme Valentinejamme inessive Valentinissamme Valentineissamme elative Valentinistamme Valentineistamme illative Valentiniimme Valentineihimme adessive Valentinillamme Valentineillamme ablative Valentiniltamme Valentineiltamme allative Valentinillemme Valentineillemme essive Valentininamme Valentineinamme translative Valentiniksemme Valentineiksemme abessive Valentinittamme Valentineittamme instructive — — comitative — Valentineinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Valentininne Valentininne accusative nom. Valentininne Valentininne gen. Valentininne genitive Valentininne Valentinienne Valentineidenne Valentineittenne partitive Valentinianne Valentineitanne Valentinejanne inessive Valentinissanne Valentineissanne elative Valentinistanne Valentineistanne illative Valentiniinne Valentineihinne adessive Valentinillanne Valentineillanne ablative Valentiniltanne Valentineiltanne allative Valentinillenne Valentineillenne essive Valentininanne Valentineinanne translative Valentiniksenne Valentineiksenne abessive Valentinittanne Valentineittanne instructive — — comitative — Valentineinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Valentininsa Valentininsa accusative nom. Valentininsa Valentininsa gen. Valentininsa genitive Valentininsa Valentiniensa Valentineidensa Valentineittensa partitive Valentiniaan Valentiniansa Valentineitaan Valentinejaan Valentineitansa Valentinejansa inessive Valentinissaan Valentinissansa Valentineissaan Valentineissansa elative Valentinistaan Valentinistansa Valentineistaan Valentineistansa illative Valentiniinsa Valentineihinsa adessive Valentinillaan Valentinillansa Valentineillaan Valentineillansa ablative Valentiniltaan Valentiniltansa Valentineiltaan Valentineiltansa allative Valentinilleen Valentinillensa Valentineilleen Valentineillensa essive Valentininaan Valentininansa Valentineinaan Valentineinansa translative Valentinikseen Valentiniksensa Valentineikseen Valentineiksensa abessive Valentinittaan Valentinittansa Valentineittaan Valentineittansa instructive — — comitative — Valentineineen Valentineinensa

Statistics

• Valentin is the 706^th (tied with 4 other names) most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 215 male individuals (and as a middle name to 1,635 more, making it much more common as a middle name), and also belongs as a middle name to 12 female individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

French

Etymology

From Latin Valentinus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /va.lɑ̃.tɛ̃/

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Valentin m

1. a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Valentine

Related terms

• Valentine (feminine)

Anagrams

• nivelant

German

Etymology

From Latin Valentinus. The name was already borrowed in Old High German and therefore shows dialectal forms with umlaut and contraction (cf. Luxembourgish Välten, whence Vältesdag); but in learned parlance it was continuously relatinized.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈva.lɛnˌtiːn/, /-lən-/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Proper noun

Valentin m (proper noun, strong, genitive Valentins or (with an article) Valentin, feminine Valentina)

1. a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Valentine

Derived terms

• Valentina
• Valentinstag
• Velten, Felten (surnames)

Norwegian

Etymology

From Latin Valentinus.

Proper noun

Valentin m

1. a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Valentine

Romanian

Etymology

Derived from Latin Valentinus.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Valentin m (genitive/dative lui Valentin)

1. a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Valentine

Related terms

• Vali (diminutive)
• Valentina (feminine)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Latin Valentinus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋalěntiːn/

Proper noun

Valèntīn m anim (Cyrillic spelling Валѐнтӣн)

1. a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Valentine

Related terms

• Tin, Valent (diminutive)
• Valentina (feminine)

Slovene

Etymology

From Latin Valentinus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋalɛntíːn/

Proper noun

Valentȋn m anim

1. a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Valentine

Declension

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Masculine anim., hard o-stem
nom. sing.	Valentin
gen. sing.	Valentina
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	Valentin	Valentina	Valentini
genitive (rodȋlnik)	Valentina	Valentinov	Valentinov
dative (dajȃlnik)	Valentinu	Valentinoma	Valentinom
accusative (tožȋlnik)	Valentina	Valentina	Valentine
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	Valentinu	Valentinih	Valentinih
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	Valentinom	Valentinoma	Valentini

Related terms

• Tine, Tinek (diminutive)
• Valentina (feminine)

Swedish

Etymology

From Latin Valentinus.

Proper noun

Valentin c (genitive Valentins)

1. a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Valentine