Valentine
One of the rare names in Poland that lands on both women and men. Of about 100 people who carry it, roughly two thirds are women. It comes from Latin, meaning strong and healthy.
Valentine Pronunciation
What Valentine means
Where Valentine comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Valentine grows from Latin. The root is the verb `valere`, to be strong and healthy, which gave the Romans the name Valentinus. A person called Valentinus was, by the plain sense of the word, sturdy. That meaning of strong and healthy still sits under the name.
The name settled into English and French use, where it served both women and men. A third-century martyr named Valentine gave February 14 its feast, and the day carried his name far past Rome.
In Poland the name splits by gender. Walenty for a man, Walentyna for a woman. Read a class register on his name-day and you may find a Walenty marked present. The Latin sense holds: strong, healthy.
How many people are named Valentine
1 in 331527 women in Poland is named Valentine. 102 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #3417 among female names.
Valentine's popularity over time
Fewer than 2 girls were given the name in 2025. It has been stable for a decade.
Valentine as a middle name
Valentine is a first name for 102 women in Poland and a middle name for another 57, a 64/36 split. In the men's middle-name ranking it sits 993rd, between Ramesh (57) and Cem (56).
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#991 Raju57
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#992 Ramesh57
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#993 Valentine57
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#994 Cem56
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#995 Elvis56