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Valentina

/val-en-TEE-nah/Igbo & Swahili · a girl’s name

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In Igbo

How to say it
val-en-TEE-nah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Nigeria
How common
uncommon
For a boy
Valentine

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

Valentina

Nicknames & short forms

Val

From the same family

In Swahili

How to say it
val-en-TEE-nah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
How common
common
For a boy
Valentine

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

Valentina

Nicknames & short forms

Val

From the same family