Val

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Short form of VALENTINE (1), VALERIE, and other names beginning with Val.

VALENTINE (1)   male   English
From the Roman cognomen Valentinus which was itself from the name Valens meaning "strong, vigourous, healthy" in Latin. Saint Valentine was a 3rd-century martyr. His feast day was the same as the Roman fertility festival of Lupercalia, which resulted in the association between Valentine's day and love. As an English name, it has been used occasionally since the 12th century.
VALERIE   female   English, German, Czech
English and German form of VALERIA and Czech variant of VALÉRIE.
VALERIA   female   Italian, Spanish, Romanian, German, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of VALERIUS. This was the name of a 2nd-century Roman saint and martyr.
VALERIUS   male   Ancient Roman
Roman family name which was derived from Latin valere "to be strong". This was the name of several early saints.
VALéRIE   female   French, Czech
French and Czech form of VALERIA.
VALERIA   female   Italian, Spanish, Romanian, German, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of VALERIUS. This was the name of a 2nd-century Roman saint and martyr.
VALERIUS   male   Ancient Roman
Roman family name which was derived from Latin valere "to be strong". This was the name of several early saints.
FULL FORMS
ENGLISH: Valarie, Valary, Valentine, Valerie, Valorie
EQUIVALENTS
ANCIENT ROMAN: Valentinus, Valeria
BASQUE: Balendin
BULGARIAN: Valentin
CROATIAN: Tin, Valent, Valentin, Valerija
CZECH: Valentin, Valérie, Valerie
DANISH: Valentin
DUTCH: Valentijn
FRENCH: Valentin, Valérie
GERMAN: Valentin, Valeria, Valerie, Valeska
HUNGARIAN: Bálint, Valéria
ITALIAN: Tino, Valentino, Valeria
LATVIAN: Valērija
LITHUANIAN: Valerija
MACEDONIAN: Valentin
NORWEGIAN: Valentin
POLISH: Walenty, Waleria
PORTUGUESE: Valéria
ROMANIAN: Valentin, Valeria, Vali
RUSSIAN: Lera, Valentin, Valeriya
SCOTTISH: Ualan
SERBIAN: Valerija
SLOVAK: Valentín, Valéria
SLOVENE: Tine, Tinek, Valentin, Valerija
SPANISH: Valentín, Valeria
SWEDISH: Valentin
UKRAINIAN: Lera, Valentyn, Valeriya
WELSH: Folant
MASCULINE FORMS
ANCIENT ROMAN: Valerius
BULGARIAN: Valeri
FRENCH: Valère
GEORGIAN: Valeri
ITALIAN: Valerio
LATVIAN: Valērijs
POLISH: Walery
PORTUGUESE: Valério
ROMANIAN: Valeriu, Vali
RUSSIAN: Valeri, Valeriy, Valery
SPANISH: Valerio, Valero
FEMININE FORMS
ANCIENT ROMAN: Valentina
CROATIAN: Valentina
FRENCH: Valentine
ITALIAN: Tina, Valentina
MACEDONIAN: Tina, Valentina
POLISH: Walentyna
ROMANIAN: Valentina
RUSSIAN: Valentina
SLOVAK: Valentína
SLOVENE: Tina, Valentina
SPANISH: Valentina
UKRAINIAN: Valentyna
OTHER FORMS
ANCIENT ROMAN: Valens, Valentinianus, Valeriana, Valerianus
FRENCH: Valérian, Valériane
GEORGIAN: Valerian
HISTORY: Valerian
POLISH: Walerian
ROMANIAN: Valerian
RUSSIAN: Valerian
UKRAINIAN: Valerian