Valentin

French, German, Russian, Czech, Scandinavian variation of Valentine
"strength, health"

Valentin Origin and Meaning

The name Valentin is a boy's name of German, French, Scandinavian origin meaning "strength, health".

Romantic name used throughout Europe, though sure to lead to pronunciation problems here. Though it's never been too widely used in the US, it's quite popular in Switzerland, France, Austria, and Romania.

# 711 in the US

Valentin Rank in US Top 1000

# 823 on Nameberry

Valentin Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Valentin Popularity

Famous People Named Valentin

  • Valentin Aleksandrovich "Val" Chmerkovskiy
    Ukrainian,American dancer on Dancing with the Stars
  • (Valentin Louis Georges Eugène) Marcel Proust
    French novelist
  • Valentin Ceaușescu
    Romanian physicist; son of Romanian president Nicolae Ceaușescu
  • Valentin Friedland
    German Reformation scholar
  • Valentin Gasper Gjokaj
    Albanian footballer
  • Valentin Yakovlevich Parnakh
    Russian jazz musician
  • Valentin Plătăreanu
    Romanian actor
  • Valentín Elizalde
    Mexican banda musician
  • Valentin "Val" Bettin
    American voice actor
  • Valentin Hoepner (b. 1986)
    son of actress Pola Kinski and Wolfgang Hoepner
  • Valentin Francesco Monteverde (b. 2013)
    son of director Alejandro Monteverde and actress Ali Landry

Valentin in Pop Culture

  • Valentin
    character in book/film "Blue is the Warmest Color"