Valentin
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{{Infobox given name
| name = Valentin
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| pronunciation = {{IPA|fr|valɑ̃tɛ̃|lang}}
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| gender = male
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| origin = Latin nomen Valentinus
| related names = Valentine, Valentín, Valentinus, Valentino, Bálint
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Valentin is a male given name meaning "strong, healthy, power, rule". It comes from the Latin name Valentinus, as in Saint Valentin{{explain|date=May 2020}}. Commonly found in Argentina, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Italy, Romania, Russia, Scandinavia, Ukraine, Latin America and Spain. Valentin is also used as a surname in Spanish and German speaking-countries.
Given name
=First name=
- Valentin Abel (born 1991), German politician
- Valentin Alexandru (born 1991), Romanian footballer
- Valentín Alsina (1802–1869), Argentine statesman
- Valentín Barco (born 2004), Argentine footballer
- Valentín Bettiga (born 1999), Argentine basketball player
- Valentin Blass (born 1995), German basketball player
- Valentin Barbero (born 2000), Argentine footballer
- Valentin Bondarenko (1937–1961), Soviet fighter pilot
- Valentin de Boulogne (before 1591 – 1632), French painter
- Valentín Burgoa (born 2000), Argentine footballer
- Valentin Brunel (born 1996), French DJ known as Kungs
- Valentin "Val" Brunn (born 1994), German electronic music producer and DJ known as Virtual Riot
- Valentin Bosioc (born 1983), Romanian bodybuilder
- Valentín Carboni (born 2005), Argentine footballer
- Valentín Castellanos (born 1998), Argentine footballer
- Valentin Ceaușescu (born 1948), Romanian physicist
- Valentin Chmerkovskiy (born 1986), Ukrainian–American ballroom dancer
- Valentin Coșereanu (born 1991), Romanian footballer
- Valentin Crețu (disambiguation), several people
- Valentin Demidov (born 1976), Russian politician
- Valentín Depietri (born 2000), Argentine footballer
- Valentín Díaz (1845–1916), Filipino patriot
- Valentin Dikul (born 1948), Russian circus artist
- Valentin Dzhavelkov (born 1968), Bulgarian Olympic pentathlete
- Valentín Elizalde (1979–2006), Mexican singer
- Valentin Eysseric (born 1992), French footballer
- Valentin Fernández Coria (1886–1954), Argentine chess player
- Valentin Friedland (1490–1556), German scholar
- Valentin Gaft (1935–2020), Russian actor
- Valentin Gapontsev (1939–2021), Russian–American billionaire
- Valentin Gasc (born 2000), Argentine footballer
- Valentin Gheorghe (born 1997), Romanian footballer
- Valentin Gjokaj (born 1993), Albanian footballer
- Valentin Glushko (1908–1989), Soviet rocket engineer
- Valentín Gómez (born 2003), Argentine footballer
- Valentin Grubeck (born 1995), Austrian footballer
- Valentín Haberkon (born 1995), Argentine footballer
- Valentin Haussmann (died c. 1611), German composer
- Valentin Inzko (born 1949), Austrian diplomat
- Valentin Ivanov (disambiguation), several people
- Valentín Larralde (born 2000), Argentine footballer
- Valentin Madouas (born 1996), French cyclist
- Valentín Mancini (born 2003), Argentine footballer
- Valentin-Yves Mudimbe (born 1941), Congolese philosopher, professor, and author
- Valentin Nikolayev (disambiguation), several people
- Valentin Olenik (1939–1987), Russian Olympic wrestler
- Valentín Otondo (born 1999), Argentine footballer
- Valentin Parnakh (1891–1951), Russian jazz musician
- Valentín Perales (born 1995), Argentine footballer
- Valentin Plătăreanu (1936–2019), Romanian actor
- Valentin Poénaru (born 1932), Romanian–French mathematician
- Valentin Prades (born 1992), French Olympic pentathlete
- Valentin Purosalo (born 2005), Finnish footballer
- Valentin Rapp (born 1992), German squash player
- Valentin Roberge (born 1987), French footballer
- Valentin Rose (disambiguation), several people
- Valentin Rosier (born 1996), French footballer
- Valentin Sabella (born 1999), Argentine footballer
- Valentin Sarov (born 1976), Bulgarian–Qatari weightlifter
- Valentin Serov (1865–1911), Russian painter
- Valentin Shashin (1916–1977), Soviet politician
- Valentin Stocker (born 1989), Swiss footballer
- Valentin Strukov (born 1953), Estonian politician
- Valentin Teodosiu (born 1953), Romanian actor
- Valentín Trujillo (actor) (1951–2006), Mexican actor, writer and director
- Valentín Umeres (born 2003), Argentine footballer
- Valentín Vada (born 1996), Argentine footballer
- Valentín Vergara (1879-1930), Argentine lawyer and politician
- Valentín Viola (born 1991), Argentine footballer
- Valentin Vodnik (1758–1819), Slovenian intellectual, linguist, poet, journalist and editor
- Valentin Yordanov (born 1960), Bulgarian Olympic wrestler
=Middle name=
- Charles-Valentin Alkan (1813–1888), French-Jewish composer and pianist
- Franco Valentín Flores (born 1993), Argentine footballer
- Hans-Valentin Hube (1890–1944), German Wehrmacht general
Surname
- Dave Valentin (1952–2017), American Latin jazz flautist
- Gabriel Valentin, German physiologist
- Isabelle Valentin (born 1962), French politician
- Karl Valentin (1882–1948), German comedian, author and film producer
- Bobby Valentín (born 1941), "El Rey del Bajo" (King of the Bass)
- Rodolfo Valentin (born 1944), Argentine hairdresser
See also
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Category:French masculine given names
Category:Romanian masculine given names
Category:Russian masculine given names
Category:Bulgarian masculine given names
Category:Slovene masculine given names
Category:Croatian masculine given names
Category:Polish masculine given names
Category:Masculine given names