Valentina (given name)
Valentina | |
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Pronunciation | Russian: [vɐlʲɪnʲˈtʲinə] |
Gender | Female |
Origin | |
Word/name | Latin, Russian |
Meaning | healthy, strong, brave |
Other names | |
Nickname(s) | Tia ,Valia, Tina, Valika, Valentinka, Valja, Vala, Valina, Valen, Vale, Nina, Val, Valerie, Tines, Valentine, Lena, Eve, Lina, Allie, Tini, Valenta, Tinka, Alena, Vally, Valita |
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] Valentina may refer to:
List of people with the given name Valentina
- Valentina (fashion designer) (1899–1989), Valentina Nicholaevna Sanina Schlee, Russian fashion designer
- Valentina Chepiga (born 1962), Ukrainian IFBB professional bodybuilder
- Elizabeth Miklosi aka Valentina (born 1983), American professional wrestler
- Valentina Monetta (born 1975), Sammarinese singer
- Valentina Cortese (born 1923), Italian film actress
- Valentina de Angelis (born 1989), American actress
- Valentina Igoshina (born 1978), Russian pianist
- Valentina Lisitsa (born 1973), Ukrainian pianist
- Valentina Tereshkova (born 1937), Soviet cosmonaut and first woman in space
- Valentina Yegorova (born 1964), Russian long-distance runner
- Valentina Paloma Pinault (born 2007), daughter of François-Henri Pinault and Salma Hayek
- Valentina Shevchenko (fighter) (born 1988), Russian-Peruvian kickboxer and mixed martial artist
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