Valentino
Meanings
name
- A surname from Italian
noun
- A strikingly handsome man, particularly one similar in appearance to Rudolph Valentino.
- Synonym of gigolo, a handsome man funded by an older woman.
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From Italian Valentino, from Latin Valentīnus (“Valentine”), a patronymic from Valēns (Roman cognomen), itself nominalized from vālens (“strong, healthy”) + -īnus (“-ine”). As a noun, named after Italian-American actor Rudolph Valentino (1895–1926). Doublet of Valentine, Valentinus, Valentina, and Valentini.
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