A valentine is a card or gift given on

Valentine's Day Valentine's Day, also called Saint Valentine's Day or the Feast of Saint Valentine, is celebrated annually on February 14. It originated as a Christian feast day honoring one or two early Christian martyrs named Saint Valentine and, throu ...

, or one's sweetheart. Valentine or Valentines may also refer to:

People and fictional characters

Valentine (name) Valentine is a masculine given name, feminine given name, and a surname, derived from the Roman family name Valentinus, which was derived from the Latin word ''valens'', which means "strong and healthy." Valentine can be considered an English trans ...

, a given name and a surname, including a list of people and fictional characters so named * Saint Valentine of Rome, the eponym of Valentine's Day *

Valentine (writer) Archibald Thomas Pechey (26 September 1876 in West Ham, Essex – 29 November 1961 in Wells, Somerset, England) often credited as Valentine, was an English lyricist and novelist. The pen name Valentine was derived from his mother's family th ...

, pseudonym of Archibald Thomas Pechey * Gary Valentine, stage name of

Gary Lachman Gary Joseph Lachman (born December 24, 1955), also known as Gary Valentine, is an American writer and musician. He came to prominence in the mid-1970s as the bass guitarist for rock band Blondie. Since the 1990s, Lachman has written full-time ...

(born 1955), American writer and guitarist, member of the band Blondie * Funny Valentine, the main villain of '' Steel Ball Run''

Places

United States

* Valentine, Arizona, an unincorporated community *

Valentine, Indiana Valentine is an unincorporated area, unincorporated community in Johnson Township, LaGrange County, Indiana, Johnson Township, LaGrange County, Indiana, LaGrange County, Indiana. History Valentine was laid out and platted in 1879. The Valentine ...

, an unincorporated town *

Valentine, Kansas City Valentine is a historic neighborhood in Kansas City, Missouri. It is just north of the Westport entertainment district, bounded by Broadway on the east, Southwest Trafficway on the west, 31st Street on the north, and 40th Street on the south. Most ...

, a neighborhood in Kansas City, Missouri * Valentine, Nebraska, a city *

Valentine National Wildlife Refuge Valentine National Wildlife Refuge is located in the U.S. state of Nebraska and includes 19,131 acres (77.42 km2). The refuge protects a portion of the largest remaining area of tall and mid grass prairie in the United States. Developm ...

, Nebraska * Valentine, New Jersey, an unincorporated community *

Valentine, Texas Valentine is a town in Jeff Davis County, Texas, United States. The population was 134 at the 2010 census, down from 187 at the 2000 census. Description The town is the only incorporated municipality in Jeff Davis County. Its name refers to th ...

, a town *

Valentines, Virginia Valentines is an unincorporated community located in Brunswick County, in the U.S. state of Virginia. Mason-Tillett House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the Unite ...

, an unincorporated community

Elsewhere

Cape Valentine Cape Valentine is a cape on the northeast side of Gurkovska Cove forming the northeast extremity of Elephant Island in the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica Antarctica () is Earth's southernmost and least-populated continent. Situate ...

, Elephant Island, Antarctica *

Valentine, New South Wales Valentine is a suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie in New South Wales, Australia, and is regarded as a part of the Greater Newcastle district. The suburb is from Newcastle's central business district situated along the eastern shoreline of ...

, Australia, a suburb of Lake Macquarie * Valentine Falls, a waterfall in New South Wales *

Valentine, Haute-Garonne Valentine (; oc, Valentina) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France. Population See also *Communes of the Haute-Garonne department The following is a list of the 586 communes of the French department of Haute- ...

, France, a commune *

Valentine (river) The Valentine (in its upper course: ''Ruisseau de Drouly'' and ''Ruisseau de Marsaguet'')IGN topographic map, accessed at https://www.geoportail.gouv.fr is a stream in the Haute-Vienne department, France. It is a tributary of the Boucheuse, and p ...

, a river in the Haute-Vienne department, France *

Valentines, Uruguay Valentines is a town of central Uruguay, divided in two parts belonging to Florida Department and Treinta y Tres Department respectively. Overview Valentines is located on the Cuchilla Grande, 3 km from Route 7 (km 234) and near the crossin ...

, a town

Buildings

* Valentine Theatre, Toledo, Ohio *

The Valentine The Valentine is a museum in Richmond, Virginia dedicated to collecting, preserving and interpreting Richmond's history. Founded by Mann S. Valentine II 1898, it was the first museum in Richmond. In the early 21st century, The Valentine offers ...

, a museum of local history in Richmond, Virginia

Arts and entertainment

Film and television

* ''Valentine'' (film), a 2001 horror film * ''Valentine'' (2017 film), a documentary by Paul Thomas Anderson about the making of the album ''Something to Tell You'' * ''Valentine'' (TV series), an American romantic comedy-drama television show * "Valentine" (''The Secret Circle''), a 2012 episode of ''The Secret Circle''

Literature

* ''Valentine'' (novel) an 1832 novel by George Sand * ''Valentines'' (short story collection), a 2007 collection of short stories by Olaf Olafsson

Music

Robby Valentine Robbie or Robby is a surname. It is usually encountered as a nickname or a shortened form of Robert, Rob or Robin. The name experienced a significant rise in popularity in Northern Ireland in 2003. People Given name Robbie *Robbie Amell (born 1 ...

, Dutch singer and founder of the band Valentine

Performers and labels

Valentine Records Valentine Records is a British independent record label, based in Manchester, England and founded in September 2001. Its initial roster comprised guitar bands such as Extinguish Her, Chevron, Palo Alto and Five Years Later as well as electro ...

, an independent British label *

The Valentines (doo-wop band) The Valentines were one of the most highly regarded American doo-wop groups from the mid-1950s. Although they never had a record on the national hit parades, they were popular in New York and the East Coast in general and had many regional bi ...

, an American group of the mid-1950s * The Valentines (rock band), an Australian band active from 1966–1970

Albums

* ''Valentine'' (Snail Mail album) (2021) * ''Valentine'' (Bill Frisell album) (2020) * ''Valentine'' (Roy Harper album) (1974) * ''Valentines'' (EP), by Mariah Carey (1999)

Songs

* "Valentine" (5 Seconds of Summer song) (2018) * "Valentine" (Jim Brickman song) (1997), a hit for Martina McBride * "Valentine" (Maurice Chevalier song) (1925) * "Valentine" (Delays song) (2006) * "Valentine" (Lloyd song) (2007) * "Valentine" (T'Pau song) (1988) * "Valentine" (Jessie Ware and Sampha song) (2011) * "Valentine", by Fiona Apple from '' The Idler Wheel...'' * "Valentine", by Blonde Redhead * "Valentine", by Justice from ''

Cross A cross is a geometrical figure consisting of two intersecting lines or bars, usually perpendicular to each other. The lines usually run vertically and horizontally. A cross of oblique lines, in the shape of the Latin letter X, is termed a sa ...

'' * "Valentine", by

Kina Grannis Kina Kasuya Grannis (born August 4, 1985) is an American guitarist, singer and Internet personalities, YouTuber. Grannis was the winner of the 2008 Doritos Crash the Super Bowl contest, earning a recording contract with Interscope Records and ha ...

* "Valentine", by Snail Mail from '' Valentine'' * "Valentine", by Tatiana Okupnik * "Valentine", by Train from ''

A Girl, a Bottle, a Boat ''A Girl, a Bottle, a Boat'' (stylized as ''a girl a bottle a boat'') is the tenth studio album by American rock band Train, released on January 27, 2017, through Columbia Records. It is the band's first album without guitarist and founding mem ...

'' * "Valentine", by Xandria from ''

Neverworld's End ''Neverworld's End'' is the fifth studio album by German symphonic metal band Xandria. The record was released by Napalm Records on February 24, 2012. It is the only album to feature Manuela Kraller on vocals, and the last album to feature Nils M ...

'' * "Valentine", by XXXTentacion from ''

Revenge Revenge is committing a harmful action against a person or group in response to a grievance, be it real or perceived. Francis Bacon described revenge as a kind of "wild justice" that "does... offend the law ndputteth the law out of office." Pr ...

'' * "Valentine", by YK Osiris from ''

The Golden Child ''The Golden Child'' is a 1986 American dark fantasy martial arts action comedy film directed by Michael Ritchie. The film stars Eddie Murphy as Chandler Jarrell, a Los Angeles social worker who is informed that he is " The Chosen One", and is ...

'' * "Valentine", by the Get Up Kids from '' Something to Write Home About'' * "Valentine", by the Replacements from ''

Pleased to Meet Me ''Pleased to Meet Me'' is the fifth studio album by the American rock band The Replacements, released in 1987 by Sire Records. The album was acclaimed by music critics. Background and recording ''Pleased to Meet Me'' is the only album record ...

'' * "Valentine", from the musical '' Love Birds'' * "My Funny Valentine" by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart from the musical '' Babes In Arms''

Sea vessels

* HMS ''Valentine'', four Royal Navy vessels * USS ''Valentine'' (AF-47), a 1945 World War II stores ship * ''Valentine'' (1780 EIC ship), an East Indiaman

Other uses

* Valentine School (disambiguation) * Valentine tank, a British Second World War tank model *

447 Valentine Valentine (minor planet designation: 447 Valentine) is a large Main belt asteroid. It was discovered by Max Wolf and A. Schwassmann on 27 October 1899 in Heidelberg Heidelberg (; Palatine German language, Palatine German: ''Heidlberg'') is ...

, an asteroid *

Valentine (restaurant) Valentine is a Canadian chain of over 100 privately owned restaurant franchises operating in the province of Quebec, Canada. In September 2010 it became a subsidiary of MTY Food Group which purchased the brand rights for $9.3 million. History The ...

, a chain in Quebec, Canada * Valentine, a racehorse who competed in the

1840 Grand National The 1840 Grand Liverpool Steeplechase was the second official annual running of a steeplechase, later to become known as the Grand National Steeplechase handicap horse race, which took place at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool on Thursday 5 Ma ...

Steeplechase * Valentine, a

sunflower The common sunflower (''Helianthus annuus'') is a large annual forb of the genus ''Helianthus'' grown as a crop for its edible oily seeds. Apart from cooking oil production, it is also used as livestock forage (as a meal or a silage plant), as ...

variety *

Valentine Formation The Valentine Formation is a geologic unit formation or member within the Ogallala unit in northcentral Nebraska near the South Dakota border. It preserves fossils dating to the Neogene period and is particularly noted for Canid fossils. A pa ...

, a geologic unit in Nebraska, United States