Valentina (given name)

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| name = Valentina

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| pronunciation = {{IPA|ru|vəlʲɪnʲˈtʲinə|lang}}
{{IPA|it|valenˈtiːna|lang}}

| gender = Female

| meaning = healthy, strong

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| origin = Latin nomen Valentinus

| related names = Valentinus, Valentin, Valentine

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Valentina is a feminine given name. It is a feminine form of the Roman name Valentinus,[http://www.mfnames.com/fnames/v/origin-and-meaning-of-valentina.htm MFnames.com - Origin and Meaning of Valentina] which is derived from the Latin word "valens" meaning "healthy, strong".[http://www.mfnames.com/mnames/v/origin-and-meaning-of-valentinus.htm MFnames.com - Origin and Meaning of Valentinus]

It is used in Italian, Greek, Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian, Slovene, Romanian, Bulgarian, Portuguese and Spanish languages.{{Cite web|url=https://www.behindthename.com/name/valentina|title = Meaning, origin and history of the name Valentina}} It is a name particularly popular for Hispanic girls. {{cite web

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| first= Cleveland Kent

| date= 22 May 2023

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| publisher= Omaha World Herald

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List of notable people

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.