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Vinony

Valentine

proper noun

  1. saint martyred during the persecution of Christians by Emperor Claudius II
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈvæləntaɪn/

name

Etymology: From Latin Valentīnus, a patronymic from Valēns (Roman cognomen), itself nominalized from vālens (“strong, healthy”) + -īnus (“-ine”). Doublet of Valentinus, Valentino, Valentina, and Valentini.

  1. Saint Valentine, a 3rd-century Christian martyr.
  2. Synonym of Valentinus, a 2nd-century Egyptian gnostic.
  3. A unisex given name from Latin.
  4. A unisex given name from Latin.
  5. An English and Scottish surname derived from the male given name.
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noun

Etymology: From Latin Valentīnus, a patronymic from Valēns (Roman cognomen), itself nominalized from vālens (“strong, healthy”) + -īnus (“-ine”). Doublet of Valentinus, Valentino, Valentina, and Valentini.

  1. Alternative letter-case form of valentine.

    “To morrow is ſaint Valentines day, / All in the morning betime, / And a maide at your window, / To be your Valentine: […]”

    “Valentine’s Day means different things for different people. For Homer, it means forking over a hundred dollars for a dusty box of chocolates at the Kwik-E-Mart after characteristically forgetting the holiday yet again. For Ned, it’s another opportunity to prove his love for his wife. Most germane to the episode, for Lisa, Valentine’s Day means being the only person in her entire class to give Ralph a Valentine after noticing him looking crestfallen and alone at his desk.”