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 a Christian martyrs, martyr named Saint Valentine, Valentine, and ...

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

People and fictional characters

* Valentine (name), 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 **

Pope Valentine Pope Valentine (; died 10 October 827) was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States for two months in 827. He was unusually close to his predecessor, Eugene II, rumoured to be Valentine's father or lover, and became pope before being ord ...

, pope for two months in 827 * Valentine (writer), 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 (stylized in all caps when written in Latin script) is the seventh main story arc of the Japanese manga series ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'', written and illustrated by Hirohiko Araki. Set in the United States in 1890, it follows the journey ...

Places

United States

Valentine, Arizona Valentine is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Mohave County, Arizona, United States. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 39. Valentine is located on Arizona State Route 66 (former U.S. Route 66) northe ...

, an unincorporated community * Valentine, Indiana, an unincorporated town *

Valentine, Kansas City Valentine is a historic neighborhood in Midtown 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 so ...

, a neighborhood in Kansas City, Missouri *

Valentine, Nebraska Valentine is a city in and the county seat of Cherry County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 2,737 at the 2010 census. It is the hometown of former vice-presidential candidate Tim Walz. History Valentine was founded in 1882. The ...

, 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. Devel ...

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

Valentine, Texas Valentine is a town in Jeff Davis County, Texas, United States. Its 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 t ...

, a town * Valentines, Virginia, an unincorporated community

Elsewhere

* Cape Valentine, 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 Lak ...

, Australia, a suburb of Lake Macquarie *

Valentine Falls The Valentine Falls is a waterfall on the Valentine Creek in the Snowy Mountains region of New South Wales, Australia. Located in the Kosciuszko National Park at an elevation of above sea level, the falls are a short walk away from Valentine H ...

, a waterfall in New South Wales * Valentine, Haute-Garonne, France, a commune * Valentines (ward), a ward of Redbridge London Borough Council, Greater London *

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 pa ...

, 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 (Uruguay), Route 7 (km 234) a ...

, a town

Buildings

Valentine Theatre The Valentine Theatre is located in the downtown district of Toledo, Ohio at the corner of Superior and Adams Streets. The -year-old facility seats 901. From 1925 to approximately 1928 The Toledo Society for the Blind (Now the Sight Center of No ...

, 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

Performers and labels

* Valentine Records, 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 ...

, an American group of the mid-1950s *

The Valentines (rock band) The Valentines were an Australian pop band active from 1966–1970, chiefly noted for their lead singers, Bon Scott, who later went on to success as lead vocalist with AC/DC; and Vince Lovegrove, who subsequently became a successful music jo ...

, 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" (Laufey song) (2022) * "Valentine" (Lloyd song) (2007) * "Valentine" (Måneskin song) (2023) * "Valentine" (Snail Mail song) (2021) * "Valentine" (T'Pau song) (1988) * "Valentine" (Jessie Ware and Sampha song) (2011) * "Valentine", by Fiona Apple from '' The Idler Wheel...'' * "Valentine", by

Blonde Redhead Blonde Redhead is an American alternative rock band composed of Kazu Makino (vocals, keyboards, rhythm guitar) and identical twin brothers Simone (drums, keyboards) and Amedeo Pace (lead guitar, bass, keyboards, vocals) that formed in New York ...

* "Valentine", by Inhaler from '' Cuts & Bruises'' * "Valentine", by Justice from ''

Cross A cross is a religious symbol consisting of two Intersection (set theory), intersecting Line (geometry), lines, usually perpendicular to each other. The lines usually run vertically and horizontally. A cross of oblique lines, in the shape of t ...

'' * "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

Tatiana Okupnik Tatiana Olga Okupnik vel Tatiana (born 2 September 1978, Łódź, Poland) is a Polish singer, composer and songwriter. She has a characteristic, unique voice timbre. She has collaborated with musicians such as Tim Hutton, Wyclef Jean, Lenny White ...

* "Valentine", by Train from '' A Girl, a Bottle, a Boat'' * "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 24 February 2012. It is the only album to feature Manuela Kraller on vocals, and the last album to feature Nils Mi ...

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

Revenge Revenge is defined as committing a harmful action against a person or group in response to a grievance, be it real or perceived. Vengeful forms of justice, such as primitive justice or retributive justice, are often differentiated from more fo ...

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

The Golden Child ''The Golden Child'' is a 1986 American dark fantasy 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 destined to ...

'' * "Valentine", by the Get Up Kids from ''

Something to Write Home About ''Something to Write Home About'' is the second studio album by American emo band the Get Up Kids, released on September 28, 1999, through Vagrant Records and the band's own label Heroes & Villains Records. Following the promotional tours for th ...

'' * "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 recor ...

'' * "Valentine", from the musical '' Love Birds''

Sea vessels

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

Other uses

* Valentine School (disambiguation) *

Valentine tank The Tank, Infantry, Mk III, Valentine was an infantry tank produced in the United Kingdom during World War II. More than 8,000 Valentines were produced in eleven marks, plus specialised variants, accounting for about a quarter of wartime Britis ...

, a British Second World War tank model * 447 Valentine, an asteroid * Valentine (restaurant), 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 ...

Steeplechase * Valentine, a

sunflower The common sunflower (''Helianthus annuus'') is a species of large annual forb of the daisy family Asteraceae. The common sunflower is harvested for its edible oily seeds, which are often eaten as a snack food. They are also used in the pr ...

variety * Valentine Formation, a geologic unit in Nebraska, United States *

Olivetti Valentine The Olivetti Valentine is a portable, manual typewriter manufactured and marketed by the Italian company, Olivetti, that combined the company's Olivetti Lettera 32, Lettera 32 internal typewriter mechanicals with signature red, glossy plastic bo ...

, a typewriter