At a Glance
- Meaning
- Strong and healthy (a patronymic derivative of Valens)
- Origin
- Latin
- Gender
- Boy
- Pronunciation
- val-en-TY-nus
Valentinus is a Latin boy's name meaning “strong and healthy (a patronymic derivative of Valens)”. It appears in our list of 175+ Latin Baby Boy Names Rooted in Ancient Rome.
Meaning & Origin of Valentinus
Meaning: Strong and healthy (a patronymic derivative of Valens).
Origin: Latin.
A common claim: Widely linked to romantic love because of St. Valentine's Day Actually: The romantic association comes from the later cult and calendar feast of St. Valentine, not the name's root — Valentinus etymologically means 'strong, healthy.'
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Valentinus
val-en-TY-nusIPA /ˌvæl.ənˈtaɪ.nəs/
Popularity of Valentinus
Valentinus doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
Lists That Include Valentinus
Similar Names
Felix · Faustus · Victor · Marcellus · Regulus · Camillus
