Valentine

== English == === Etymology === From Latin Valentīnus, a patronymic from Valēns (Roman cognomen), itself nominalized from vālens (“strong, healthy”) + -īnus (“-ine”). Doublet of Valentinus, Valentino, Valentina, and Valentini. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈvæləntaɪn/ Hyphenation: Val‧en‧tine === Proper noun === Valentine (countable and uncountable, plural Valentines) Saint Valentine, a 3rd-century Christian martyr. Synonym of Valentinus, a 2nd-century Egyptian gnostic. A unisex given name from Latin. A male given name from Latin in quiet but steady use since the 16th century. A female given name from Latin occasionally borrowed from French. An English and Scottish surname derived from the male given name. A placename: A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Mohave County, Arizona. An unincorporated community in Johnson Township, LaGrange County, Indiana. A historic neighbourhood of Kansas City, Missouri. A city, the county seat of Cherry County, Nebraska. A neighbourhood of Edison township, Middlesex County, New Jersey. A small town in Jeff Davis County, Texas, named for its founding date, Valentine's Day. A commune in Haute-Garonne department, Occitania, France. A suburb of Newcastle in the City of Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Valentine is the 856th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 40395 individuals. Valentine is most common among White (66.06%) individuals. === Noun === Valentine (plural Valentines) Alternative letter-case form of valentine. === Anagrams === Levantine == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /va.lɑ̃.tin/ === Proper noun === Valentine f a female given name, masculine equivalent Valentin Valentine (a suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia) == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [wa.ɫɛnˈtiː.nɛ] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [va.lenˈtiː.ne] === Adjective === Valentīne vocative masculine singular of Valentīnus === Proper noun === Valentīne vocative singular of Valentīnus