Around the globe, فالنتين (Valentin 
, Valentín , Valentijn 
) is a widespread male first name. The first name فالنتين is characteristic of Eastern Europe, particularly Romania, where it is a common male name, Moldova, and Bulgaria, where it is quite a common boy's name (explore the name in all countries). Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in Mexico, Romania, and France. Also, فالنتين is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Valentin, Valentín | Mexico, Spain, Argentina, Romania, France |
| Valentijn | Germany, Spain, Belgium, United States, France |
| فالنتين | Iraq |
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فالنتين is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Valentin Zukovsky , character in GoldenEye; Spook , character in Detective Comics; Valentin , the operatic character in the opera Faust by Charles Gounod; a soldier, Marguerite's brother; Valentin Narcisse , the fictional character from HBO. TV series, Boardwalk Empire and Valentin , the operatic character in the opera Yvonne, Prinzessin von Burgund by Boris Blacher; lackey, among other works.