Valentina

Feminine form of Valentinus (see VALENTINE (1)). A famous bearer was the Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova (1937-), who in 1963 became the first woman to visit space.

VALENTINE (1)   male   English
From the Roman cognomen Valentinus which was itself from the name Valens meaning "strong, vigourous, healthy" in Latin. Saint Valentine was a 3rd-century martyr. His feast day was the same as the Roman fertility festival of Lupercalia, which resulted in the association between Valentine's day and love. As an English name, it has been used occasionally since the 12th century.
EQUIVALENTS
ANCIENT ROMAN: Valentina
CROATIAN: Valentina
FRENCH: Valentine
ITALIAN: Valentina
MACEDONIAN: Valentina
POLISH: Walentyna
ROMANIAN: Valentina
RUSSIAN: Valentina
SLOVAK: Valentína
SLOVENE: Valentina
SPANISH: Valentina
UKRAINIAN: Valentyna
DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS
ITALIAN: Tina
MACEDONIAN: Tina
SLOVENE: Tina
MASCULINE FORMS
ANCIENT ROMAN: Valentinus
BASQUE: Balendin
BULGARIAN: Valentin
CROATIAN: Tin, Valent, Valentin
CZECH: Valentin
DANISH: Valentin
DUTCH: Valentijn
ENGLISH: Val, Valentine
FRENCH: Valentin
GERMAN: Valentin
HUNGARIAN: Bálint
ITALIAN: Tino, Valentino
MACEDONIAN: Valentin
NORWEGIAN: Valentin
POLISH: Walenty
ROMANIAN: Valentin, Vali
RUSSIAN: Valentin
SCOTTISH: Ualan
SLOVAK: Valentín
SLOVENE: Tine, Tinek, Valentin
SPANISH: Valentín
SWEDISH: Valentin
UKRAINIAN: Valentyn
WELSH: Folant
OTHER FORMS
ANCIENT ROMAN: Valens, Valentinianus