Valentine

Valentine (name)

Valentine is both a masculine and a feminine given name, and a surname, derived from the Roman family name Valentinus, which was derived from the Latin word valens, which means "strong and healthy". Valentine can be considered an English translation or adaptation of the names Valentinus or Valentinian. It was the name of several saints of the Roman Catholic Church. St. Valentine's Day was named for a third-century martyr. The usual feminine form of the name is Valentina.

Saint Valentine

Saint Valentine was a 3rd-century Roman saint, commemorated in Western Christianity on February 14 and in Eastern Orthodoxy on July 6. From the High Middle Ages, his feast day has been associated with a tradition of courtly love. He is also a patron saint of Terni, epilepsy, and beekeepers. Saint Valentine was a clergyman – either a priest or a bishop – in the Roman Empire who ministered to persecuted Christians. He was martyred and his body buried on the Via Flaminia on February 14, which has been observed as the Feast of Saint Valentine since at least the eighth century.

Valentine (film)

Valentine is a 2001 slasher film directed by Jamie Blanks. The film's ensemble cast stars David Boreanaz, Denise Richards, Marley Shelton, and Katherine Heigl. A loose adaptation of the 1997 novel by Tom Savage, the plot follows a group of female childhood friends in San Francisco who are stalked by a killer wearing a Cupid mask in the days leading up to Valentine's Day.

Valentine

Proper noun

1. Saint Valentine, a 3rd-century Christian martyr.
2. Synonym of Valentinus, a 2nd-century Egyptian gnostic.

Noun

1. Alternative letter-case form of valentine.