Valentin

Valentin [' valəntin ], in Southern Germany [' faləntin ], is a male first name, which is also found as a family name. Today, it is common mainly in connection with the Valentine's Day; first name as it is in the German language become rare.

Origins and meanings

The name comes from the Latin valere = " health", " be strong ", " influence ".

When Valentin is also the Geldpatriziat (see also: Patrician / patricians! ) - For example, the economic bourgeoisie ( forwarding agents, commission agents, wholesalers, manufacturers and bankers, in part to try as a politician) - referred to.

Name-day

  • January 7, St. Valentine of Raetia
  • February 14 ( Valentine's Day ), St. Valentine of Terni

Bearers of the name

  • Valentinus († after 160 ), Gnostics
  • St. Valentine of Terni (3rd century AD), Martyr
  • St. Valentine of Viterbo ( † 304), Martyr
  • Valentinus († 368 ), rebel leaders in Britain
  • St. Valentine of Raetia († 475 ), Bishop
  • Valentinos († 644 ), Byzantine general and usurper
  • Valentin ( † 827 ), Pope
  • Valentine of Prague ( † 1182 ), Bishop

First name

  • Valentin Adam Berger (1743-1804), German opera singer in the vocal range Tenor
  • Valentin Adrian (1793-1864), German writer and librarian Neuphilologe
  • Valentin Alberti (1637-1697), German Lutheran theologian
  • Valentin Heinrich Becker (1732-1796), German Lutheran theologian and mathematician
  • Valentin Eduard Becker (1814-1890), German composer
  • Valentin Landmann ( born 1950 ), a Swiss lawyer and author
  • Valentin Meyer (1725-1808), Swiss member of the Council and Bailiff
  • Valentin Porte (* 1990), a French handball player
  • Valentin Przybylski (1906 - ), German football player
  • Valentin Schreyer (born 1978 ), Austrian actor
  • Valentin Stocker ( * 1989), Swiss football player
  • Valentin Tomberg (1900-1973), mystic

Family name

  • Alejandro Valentín, Uruguayan weightlifter
  • Anton Valentin (1895-1976), Austrian architect
  • August Valentin (1858-1940), Austrian sculptor
  • Barbara Valentin (1940-2002), Austrian actress
  • Bobby Valentín ( b. 1941 ), Puerto Rican musician
  • Bruno Valentin (1885-1969), German -Brazilian orthopedist and university professor
  • Curt Valentin (1902-1954), German - American art dealer
  • Dave Valentin (born 1954 ), American jazz flautist
  • Erich Valentin ( musicologist ) ( 1906-1993 ), German musicologist and music educator
  • Erich Valentin ( politician ) ( b. 1960 ), Austrian politician ( SPÖ), member of the Vienna Landtag
  • Friedrich Valentin (1752-1819), German sculptor
  • Gabriel Gustav Valentin (1810-1883), German physician and physiologist
  • Hellwig Valentin ( * 1947 ), Austrian historian and journalist
  • Helmut Valentin (1919-2008), German occupational physicians
  • Hermann Friedrich Valentin (1812-1885), German jurist and politician
  • Jean Valentin (1899 - ), Belgian lawyer
  • Karl Valentin (1882-1948), German comedian
  • Max Valentin (1875-1931), German sculptor and architect
  • Peter Valentin ( * 1961 ), Austrian composer
  • Siegfried Valentin ( * 1936), German track and field athlete
  • Thomas Valentin (1922-1980), German writer
  • Tristan Valentin ( b. 1982 ), French cyclist
  • Ursula Valentin ( Pseudonym of Ursula Genazino; * 1936), German writer
  • Veit Valentin (1885-1947), German historian and archivist

Literary figures

  • Gretchen's brother in Goethe's drama Faust I, satirical in Vischer's play Faust. The tragedy third part.
  • Valentin and Namelos ( Low German poetry)

Variants

Valens, Valentinus, Valentianus, Valentius, Valentino, Valentinian, Valentiniano, Vale, Valle, Vali, Valik (Russian), Valtin, Velten ( Low German ), Full, Valentine (English), Walentyn ( Polish), Valentyn (Ukrainian ), Bálint (Hungarian), Tino (short for Valentino ) Valentina ( lit.)

Places

  • Sankt Valentin (Lower Austria )
  • San Valentino alla Muta (South Tyrol )
  • U-boat bunker Valentin, code name of the former U- boat bunker in Bremen- Rekum
  • Former municipality in the French department of Doubs, today part of the municipality École- Valentin

Church

  • Valentin Church

Business

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