Vallentin

Vallentin
This interesting surname is of English and Scottish origin, and is from a medieval given name, derived from the Latin "Valentinus", a derivative of "valere", to be strong, healthy. The personal name was never common in England until the end of the 12th Century; this was probably a result of French influence. The name was borne by a 3rd Century saint and martyr, whose feast falls on February 14th, the date of a traditional celebration of spring going back to the Roman fertility festival of Juno Februata. The first recording of the personal name was in the Curia Rolls for Wiltshire in 1198, as "Valentinus", and the surname was first recorded in the mid 13th Century (see below). In the modern idiom the surname can be found recorded as Valentine, Val(l)entin, Vallentine, Val(l)intine, Wallentin and Valentin. Recordings from London Church Registers include: the marriage of Alexander Valentine and Sarah Hackman on September 18th 1723, at St. Katherine in the Tower, and the marriage of Donald Valentine and Ealer Boyd on February 14th 1741, at St. George's, Hanover Square, Westminster. A Coat of Arms granted to a family of the name from Hereford is a black shield, on a silver chevron three black lions' heads erased, the Crest being an ermine demi pegasus salient and erased enfiled on the body with a gold ducal coronet. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Matilda Valentyn, which was dated 1251, in the "Pipe Rolls of Huntingdonshire", during the reign of King Henry 111, known as "The Frenchman", 1216 - 1272. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.

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  • Vallentin — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Berthold Vallentin (1877–1933), Jurist, Historiker und Publizist Hermann Vallentin (1872–1945), deutscher Schauspieler Maxim Vallentin (1904–1987), deutscher Theaterregisseur und intendant Richard… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Vallentin —   [ valɛntiːn], Maxim, Schauspieler, Regisseur und Theaterleiter, * Berlin 9. 10. 1904, ✝ ebenda 2. 9. 1987; Schauspieler in Berlin und Zürich; Vertreter des Agitproptheaters; 1933 45 in der Emigration (Sowjetunion); gründete 1947 das Deutsche… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Vallentin — Valentin …   Wörterbuch der deutschen familiennamen

  • Maxim Vallentin — (Mitte) bei einer Probe im Maxim Gorki Theater (1962, mit Fußballern des TSC Oberschöneweide) Maxim Gerhard Vallentin (* 9. Oktober 1904 in Berlin; † 2. September 1987 …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • John Franks Vallentin — VC (14 May 1882 7 November 1914) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.He was 32 years old, and a… …   Wikipedia

  • Berthold Vallentin — (* 13. November 1877 in Berlin; † 13. März 1933 ebenda) war ein Jurist, Historiker und Publizist. Er war Richter in Spremberg, später Rechtsanwalt in Berlin. Seit dem ersten Treffen am 12. Dezember 1902 mit dem Dichter Stefan George gehörte er zu …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Hermann Vallentin — (* 24. Mai 1872 in Berlin; † 18. September[1] oder 1. November[2] 1945 in Tel Aviv) war ein deutscher Schauspieler. Der Sohn des Holzhändlers und Fabrikbesitzers Felix Vallentin war der Bruder der Schauspielerin Rosa Valetti. Nach… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • ВАЛЛЕНТИН (Vallentin) Максим — (1904 1987) немецкий режиссер, театральный деятель. В 1950 создал в Берлине студию Молодой ансамбль (с 1952 Театр им. Максима Горького) …   Большой Энциклопедический словарь

  • Валлентин — (Vallentin)         Максим (р. 9.10.1904, Берлин), немецкий режиссёр и театральный деятель. Член КПГ (ныне СЕПГ) с 1926. Работает в ГДР. Окончил школу актёрского искусства при Государственном театре (Берлин). Был актёром. В 20 е гг. выступил как… …   Большая советская энциклопедия

  • Friedrich Wolters — „er war ein Vollbild des schönsten deutschen und des schönsten der Jugend eigenen Vorzuges“:[1] Friedrich Wolters (links) mit Berthold Vallentin, Bingen, 1910 (Foto von Jacob Hilsdorf) Friedrich Wolters (* 2. September 1876 in Uerding …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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