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Aw, my favorite aunt's mn is Valentine. She was born on February 13th. :-/ She's Joan Valentine.

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But I have to agree with you on prefering Valentine to remain male. St. Valentine was a man. The only time I've seen it used is in a book, one of the characters in the Poldark series. Valentine's sister was named Ursula. How cool is that? Valentine and Ursula. But I wouldn't use Valentine as a male first name today. At least, not here in the U.S. It would still make a nice mn, though, with a recognizably masculine fn:

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John Valentine
Pearce / Piers Valentine
Jude Valentine
Noel Valentine
Nicholas Valentine
Stephen Valentine
Hugh Valentine
Felix Valentine

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Valentina is an off-beat treasure for a girl:

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Valentina Sophie
Valentina Alix (old French / German form of Alice)
Valentina Rosalind
Valentina Pearl
Valentina Clemence
Valentina Isabelle
Valentina Noe"l
Valentina Esme
Valentina Colette
Valentina Celeste
Valentina Petra
Valentina Ilsa
Valentina Liv (begins and end with a "v" -- too cutesy?)
Valentina Maia
Valentina Joy
Valentina Nadia
Valentina Damaris
Valentina Diane

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Many of these Valentina combinations work well switched around. Have fun!