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
- Valentino Fashion Group
- Valentin Flugzeugbau