Thoughts on a Thursday...

Here's a good word for today...Did you ever wonder where  

valentine's come from?

Read on and find out...

Val·en·tine

  [val-uhn-tahyn]  Show IPA

noun

1.

Saint, died a.d. c270, Christian martyr at Rome.

2.

Also, Valentinus. pope a.d. 827.

3.

a male given name: from a Latin word meaning “strong.”

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World English Dictionary

valentine  (ˈvælənˌtaɪn) 

 — n

1. a card or gift expressing love or affection, sent, often anonymously, to one's sweetheart or satirically to a friend, on Saint Valentine's Day

2. a sweetheart selected for such a greeting

Happy Valentine's Day All!