# Valentino

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˌvælənˈtiːnoʊ/ · frequency rank #24,628

## Definitions
1. A surname from Italian

## 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.

## Easily confused with
- **valentine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/valentine-vs-valentino)
- **Valentina** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/valentina-vs-valentino)

## Common misspellings (13)
`avlentino`, `vaelntino`, `valenitno`, `valenntino`, `valentinno`, `valention`, `valentnio`, `valenttino`, `valetnino`, `vallentino`, `valnetino`, `vlaentino`, `vvalentino`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/valentino