The tradition of naming children based on the name days of saints was common in Poland. Walenty is often used for sons born on or near the Feast Day of St. Valentine. The Latin version Venentinus led to some records calling the boy Valentine.
I have a few examples of Walenty/Valentine in my family tree. Walenty Grabek (my 4x great grandfather) was born in 1768 approximately. I don’t have access to his birth record to see if he was born on February 14. Walenty Wiciejewski (a 3x great uncle on the maternal side) was born February 9, 1824. Walenty Kupka was born February 14, 1822. He was the husband of my 5th cousin Katarzyna Kiszczynska.
Other Walentys include Kurkiewicz, Gdansk, Kowal, Prszybysz, Kwiatkowski, and Gogulski
Happy Valentine’s Day!
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Sunday, February 14, 2021
Walenty/Valentine
The tradition of naming children based on the name days of saints was common in Poland. Walenty is often used for sons born on or near the Feast Day of St. Valentine. The Latin version Venentinus led to some records calling the boy Valentine.
I have a few examples of Walenty/Valentine in my family tree. Walenty Grabek (my 4x great grandfather) was born in 1768 approximately. I don’t have access to his birth record to see if he was born on February 14. Walenty Wiciejewski (a 3x great uncle on the maternal side) was born February 9, 1824. Walenty Kupka was born February 14, 1822. He was the husband of my 5th cousin Katarzyna Kiszczynska.
Other Walentys include Kurkiewicz, Gdansk, Kowal, Prszybysz, Kwiatkowski, and Gogulski
Happy Valentine’s Day!
pd4u, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
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