Valentina (given name)
Appearance
Pronunciation | Russian: [vəlʲɪnʲˈtʲinə] Italian: [valenˈtiːna] |
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Gender | Female |
Origin | |
Word/name | Latin nomen Valentinus |
Meaning | healthy, strong |
Other names | |
Related names | Valentinus, Valentin, Valentine |
Valentina is a feminine given name. It is a feminine form of the Roman name Valentinus,[1] which is derived from the Latin word "valens" meaning "healthy, strong".[2]
It is used in Italian, Greek, Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian, Slovene, Romanian, Bulgarian, Portuguese and Spanish languages.[3] It is a name particularly popular for Hispanic girls.[4]
List of notable people
[edit]- Valentina Acosta (born 1982), Colombian actress
- Valentina de Angelis (born 1989), American actress
- Valentina Aniballi (born 1984), Italian discus thrower
- Valentina Aracil (born 1966), Argentine retired swimmer
- Valentina Arrighetti (born 1985), Italian volleyball player
- Valentina Artamonova (born 1960), Russian politician
- Valentina Ramírez Avitia (1893–1979), Mexican revolutionary and soldadera
- Valentina Azarova (born 1991), Russian athlete
- Valentina Babor (born 1989), German classical pianist
- Valentina Barron (born 1993), Australian actress
- Valentina Bassi (born 1972), Argentine actress
- Valentina Bastianelli (born 1987), Italian cyclist
- Valentina Battler (born 1946), Russian poet
- Valentina Bellè (born 1992), Italian actress
- Valentina Belotti (born 1980), Italian mountain runner
- Valentina Bergamaschi (born 1997), Italian footballer
- Valentina Blažević (born 1994), Croatian handball player
- Valentina Bonariva (born 1989), Italian dancer
- Valentina Boni (born 1983), Italian footballer
- Valentina Braconi (born 1990), Italian field hockey player
- Valentina Bronevich (born 1956), Russian politician
- Valentina Cámara (born 1993), Argentine footballer
- Valentina Caniglia, American cinematographer
- Valentina Carnelutti (born 1973), Italian actress
- Valentina Carretta (born 1989), Italian cyclist
- Valentina Cenni (born 1982), Italian artist and actress
- Valentina Centeno (born 1997), Ecuadorian lawyer and politician
- Valentina Cernoia (born 1991), Italian footballer
- Valentina Cervi, Italian actress
- Valentina Chebotareva (born 1960), Russian figure skating coach
- Valentina Chepiga (born 1962), Ukrainian IFBB professional bodybuilder
- Valentina Cortese (1923–2019), Italian film actress
- Valentina Costa Biondi (born 1995), Argentine field hockey player
- Valentina Cuppi (born 1983), Italian politician
- Valentina Cușnir (born 1954), Moldovan politician
- Valentina De Poli (born 1968), Italian journalist
- Valentina Díaz (born 2001), Chilean footballer
- Valentina Dimitrieva (1937–2019), Russian farm worker
- Valentina D'Urbano (born 1983), Italian writer
- Valentina Espinosa (born 1998), Colombian model and beauty pageant titleholder
- Valentina Favazza (born 1987), Italian voice actress
- Valentina Ferrer (born 1993), Argentine model
- Valentina Martínez Ferro (born 1976), Spanish politician
- Valentina Figuera (born 2000), Venezuelan model
- Valentina Fiorin (born 1984), Italian volleyball player
- Valentina Fluchaire (born 1994), Mexican transgender model and beauty queen
- Valentina Gaganova (1932–2010), Russian textile worker and politician
- Valentina Gardellin (born 1970), Italian basketball player
- Valentina Ivanovna Gagarina (1935–2020), wife of the first cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin.
- Valentina L. Garza, Cuban writer
- Valentina Georgieva (born 2006), Bulgarian artistic gymnast
- Valentina Gestro de Pozzo (1914–2011), Argentine reporter
- Valentina Giacinti (born 1994), Italian footballer
- Valentina Giovagnini (1980–2009), Italian singer
- Valentina Acosta Giraldo (born 2000), Colombian archer
- Valentina Golubenko (born 1990), Russian-born chess player playing for Estonia and Croatia
- Valentina Gorbachuk (born 1937), Soviet and Ukrainian mathematician
- Valentina Gorinevskaya (1882–1953), Russian military surgeon
- Valentina Grizodubova (1909–1993), Soviet pilot
- Valentina Gunina (born 1989), Russian chess grandmaster
- Valentina Höll (born 2001), Austrian cyclist
- Valentina Igoshina (born 1978), Russian pianist
- Valentina Ivakhnenko (born 1993), Russian tennis player
- Valentina Ivashova (1915–1991), Soviet actress
- Valentina Kevliyan (born 1978), Bulgarian gymnast
- Valentina Kobe (1905–1998), Slovenian academic and anatomist
- Valentina Kogan (born 1980), Argentine handball player
- Valentina Kozlova (born 1957), Soviet-born Russian American ballerina
- Valentina Kulagina (1902–1987), Russian artist
- Valentina Legkostupova (1965–2020), Russian singer
- Valentina Leskaj (born 1948), Albanian politician and political economist
- Valentina Linkova (born 1970), Russian winter archery biathlete and run archer
- Valentina Lisitsa (born 1973), Ukrainian pianist
- Valentina Lituyeva (1930–2008), Soviet track and field athlete
- Valentina Lodovini (born 1978), Italian actress
- Valentina Malyavina (1941–2021), Russian actress
- Valentina Marcucci (born 1998), Argentine field hockey player
- Valentina Marocchi (born 1983), Italian diver
- Valentina Massi (born 1983), Italian pageant winner
- Valentina Matos (born 2000), Spanish figure skater
- Valentina Matviyenko (born 1949), Russian politician
- Valentina Maureira (2000/01–2015), Chilean teen
- Elizabeth Miklosi aka Valentina (born 1983), American professional wrestler
- Valentina Miranda (born 2000), Chilean activist and politician
- Valentina Moncada (born 1959), Italian historian
- Valentina Monetta (born 1975), Sammarinese singer
- Valentina Mora (born 1997), Colombian model and beauty pageant titleholder
- Valentina Moscatt (born 1987), Italian judoka
- Valentina Naforniță (born 1987), Moldovan soprano
- Valentina Nappi (born 1990), Italian pornographic film actress
- Valentina Parshina (1937–2020), Russian and Soviet agronomist and politician
- Valentina Pedicini (1978-2020), Italian screenwriter and film director
- Valentina Petrillo (born 1973), Italian Paralympic athlete
- Valentina Picca (born 1988), Italian cyclist
- Valentina Pivnenko (born 1947), Russian politician
- Valentina Polkhanova (born 1971), Russian cyclist
- Valentina Ponomaryova (singer) (born 1939), Russian singer
- Valentina Ponomaryova (1933–2023), Soviet cosmonaut
- Valentina Quintero (born 1954), Venezuelan journalist, environmental activist, radio and television hostess.
- Valentina Quiroga (born 1982), Chilean civil engineer and politician
- Valentina Radinska (born 1951), Bulgarian poet
- Valentina Raposo (born 2003), Argentine field hockey player
- Valentina Rodini (born 1995), Italian rower
- Valentina Romani (born 1996), Italian actress
- Valentina Romeo (born 1977), Italian cartoonist, illustrator, billiards player
- Valentina Rubtsova (born 1977), Ukrainian-born Russian actress and singer
- Valentina Ruiz Lizárraga, Mexican politician
- Valentina Safronova (1918–1943), Hero of the Soviet Union
- Valentina Sampaio (born 1996), Brazilian actress
- Valentina Sanina-Schlee (1899–1989), Russian-American fashion designer
- Valentina Sassi (born 1980), Italian tennis coach
- Valentina Scandolara (born 1990), Italian bicycler
- Valentina Serena (born 1981), Italian volleyball player
- Valentina Serova (1917-1975), Soviet actress
- Valentina Shevchenko (born 1988), Russian-Peruvian kickboxer and mixed martial artist
- Valentina Stupina (1920–1943), Soviet pilot
- Valentina Sturza (born 1929), Moldovan activist
- Valentina Sulpizio (born 1984), Italian tennis player
- Valentina Talyzina (born 1935), Soviet actress
- Valentina Tăzlăuanu (1950–2020), Moldovan essayist, journalist, and theatre critic
- Valentina Terekhova, Russian rower
- Valentina Tereshkova (born 1937), Soviet cosmonaut and first woman in space
- Valentina Titova (born 1942), Russian actress
- Valentina Tolkunova (1946–2010), Soviet singer
- Valentina Tronel (born 2009), French child singer
- Valentina Turisini (born 1969), Italian sports shooter
- Valentina Uccheddu (born 1966), Italian long jumper
- Valentina Vargas (born 1964), Chilean actress
- Valentina Vezzali (born 1974), Italian fencer
- Valentina Lizana Wallner (born 1990), Swedish ice hockey player and coach
- Valentina Yegorova (born 1964), Russian long-distance runner
- Valentina Yermolova (1940-2023), Soviet-Ukrainian writer and screenwriter
- Valentina Zenere (born 1997), Argentine actress
- Valentina Zelyaeva (born 1982), Russian-American supermodel
- Valentina Zhuravlyova (1933-2004), Russian writer
- Valentina and others, Christian martyrs in Palestine c. 308 AD
- Valentina Schnell (2003-2002), Peruvian.
Surname
[edit]- Giovanni Valentina, Brazilian rower
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ MFnames.com - Origin and Meaning of Valentina
- ^ MFnames.com - Origin and Meaning of Valentinus
- ^ "Meaning, origin and history of the name Valentina".
- ^ Evans, Cleveland Kent (22 May 2023). "Evans: A Look at the Top Baby Names of 2022". omaha.com. Omaha World Herald. Retrieved 11 December 2023.