Valentine
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Valentine may refer to:
In the United States
- Valentine's DayValentine's DaySaint Valentine's Day, commonly shortened to Valentine's Day, is an annual commemoration held on February 14 celebrating love and affection between intimate companions. The day is named after one or more early Christian martyrs named Saint Valentine, and was established by Pope Gelasius I in 496...
, a holiday, or a card or gift given on that day
People
- Valentine (writer), the pseudonym of Archibald Thomas Pechey
- Saint ValentineSaint ValentineSaint Valentine is the name of several martyred saints of ancient Rome. The name "Valentine", derived from valens , was popular in Late Antiquity...
, the name of several martyred saints of ancient Rome - Pope ValentinePope ValentinePope Valentine, , pope for thirty or forty days in 827, was a Roman by birth, and, according to the Liber Pontificalis, was first made a deacon by Paschal I...
- Valentine (name), people and fictional characters with the given name or surname Valentine
Geography
- Valentine, New South WalesValentine, New South WalesValentine is a suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie in New South Wales, Australia, located from Newcastle's central business district along the eastern shoreline of Lake Macquarie near the town of Belmont....
, Australia
In the United States
- Valentine, ArizonaValentine, ArizonaValentine is an unincorporated community in Mohave County, Arizona, United States. Valentine is located on Arizona State Route 66 northeast of Kingman. Valentine has a ZIP Code of 86437; in 2000, the population of the 86437 ZCTA was 36....
- Valentine, IndianaValentine, IndianaValentine is an unincorporated town in Johnson Township, LaGrange County, Indiana....
- Valentine, NebraskaValentine, Nebraska-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 2,820 people, 1,209 households, and 733 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,401.1 people per square mile . There were 1,373 housing units at an average density of 682.2 per square mile...
- Valentine, TexasValentine, TexasValentine is a town in Jeff Davis County, Texas, United States. The population was 187 at the 2000 census. It is the only incorporated municipality in Jeff Davis County....
Music
- The ValentinesThe ValentinesThe Valentines may refer to:* The Valentines , an Australian rock 'n' roll band active from 1966-1970, chiefly noted for their lead singer, Bon Scott...
, an Australian rock band - Valentine (album)Valentine (album)Valentine is the seventh album by English folk / rock singer-songwriter and guitarist Roy Harper. It was first released in 1974 by Harvest Records.-History:...
, by Roy Harper - Valentines (EP)Valentines (EP)Valentines is a compilation EP by Mariah Carey, released by Columbia Records in the United States on January 1, 2000. It was a limited edition CD exclusive to Wal-Mart stores and the first Carey record in the U.S. to feature "Theme from Mahogany ", a Diana Ross cover originally released as a bonus...
, by Mariah Carey - "Valentine" (Delays song)Valentine (Delays song)"Valentine" is a song by Delays, released as the first single from their second album You See Colours in 2006.The music video received regular play on MTV and the single reached #23 in the UK charts...
- "Valentine" (Tatiana Okupnik song)
- "Valentine", a song by Martina McBride on the album EvolutionEvolution (Martina McBride album)Evolution is the fourth album released by Martina McBride. It was released in 1997 via RCA Records. It included the hit singles "Happy Girl", "A Broken Wing" and "Valentine", the latter of which became her first single to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 as well as her first major crossover hit...
- "Valentine", a French song by Henri ChristinéHenri ChristinéHenri Marius Christiné was a French composer of Swiss birth.The son of a French Savoyard watchmaker, Christiné was born in Geneva, Switzerland. He began by teaching at the lycée in Geneva, while pursuing his interest in music and playing organ in a local church...
, popularized by Maurice ChevalierMaurice ChevalierMaurice Auguste Chevalier was a French actor, singer, entertainer and a noted Sprechgesang performer. He is perhaps best known for his signature songs, including Louise, Mimi, Valentine, and Thank Heaven for Little Girls and for his films including The Love Parade and The Big Pond... - "Valentine", a song by Kina GrannisKina GrannisKina Kasuya Grannis is a Japanese American guitarist and singer-songwriter. She is of Japanese, English, Irish, French, and German descent....
- Valentine, a Dutch musical group led by Robby ValentineRobby ValentineRobby Valentine is a Dutch singer and multi-instrumentalist who started his professional career in the eighties, and is the frontman of his band Valentine.-Biography:...
- "ValentineValentine (Lloyd song)"Valentine" is a song from Lloyd's second studio album, Street Love, peaked at number #60 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.The track was produced by Wally Morris, Lloyd Polite, J.Irby, and T.W. Hale. The track was written by Lloyd Polite. All vocals are by Lloyd Polite...
" a song by Lloyd from the Street Love album from 2007
Other uses
- Valentine's Day (film), a 2010 romantic comedy
- Valentine (film)Valentine (film)Valentine is a 2001 horror film directed by Jamie Blanks, and starring Denise Richards, David Boreanaz, Marley Shelton, Jessica Capshaw, Hedy Burress, and Katherine Heigl. It is a slasher film with a Valentine's Day theme...
, a 2001 horror film - Valentine (TV series)Valentine (TV series)Valentine is a romantic comedy/drama television series created by Kevin Murphy, who also serves as executive producer alongside Courtney Conte. The show is produced by Media Rights Capital. It premiered on October 5, 2008 at 8:00pm on The CW Television Network and Citytv in Canada and after four...
- Valentine (restaurant)Valentine (Restaurant)Valentine is a chain of over 100 privately owned restaurant franchises operating in the province of Quebec, Canada.The first restaurant opened in 1979 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec...
- Valentine tankValentine tankThe Tank, Infantry, Mk III, Valentine was an infantry tank produced in the United Kingdom during the Second World War. More than 8,000 of the type were produced in 11 different marks plus various purpose-built variants, accounting for approximately a quarter of wartime British tank production...
- Valentine, a racehorse who competed at the 1840 Grand National1840 Grand NationalThe 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 March 5, 1840 and attracted a then smallest ever field of thirteen...
Steeplechase - a sunflowerSunflowerSunflower is an annual plant native to the Americas. It possesses a large inflorescence . The sunflower got its name from its huge, fiery blooms, whose shape and image is often used to depict the sun. The sunflower has a rough, hairy stem, broad, coarsely toothed, rough leaves and circular heads...
variety
See also
- Valentin (disambiguation)
- Valentinian (disambiguation)
- Valentino (disambiguation)
- Valentinus (disambiguation)