Valentino

proper nounnounattested in dialogue

//ˌvælənˈtiːnoʊ//

A surname from Italian

proper noun

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.

noun

1
datedA strikingly handsome man, particularly one similar in appearance to Rudolph Valentino.
He was a real Valentino.
She was working on a stage which represented a guardroom for Christian prisoners, and presently they went there and watched Nicotera, one of many hopeful Valentinos, strut and pose before a dozen female “captives,” their eyes melancholy and startling with mascara.
2
datedSynonym of gigolo, a handsome man funded by an older woman.

Forms

plural: Valentinos, Valentinoes

Valentina · A female given name from Latin, Italian, or Spanish,…valentine · An expression of affection, especially romantic affection,…Valentine · Saint Valentine, a 3rd-century Christian martyr.

Valentino · A surname from Italian

Valeria · A female given name from Latin.Valerie · A female given name from French [in turn from Latin].valet · A man's personal male attendant, responsible for his clothes…

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