Strong, healthy, or brave
Derived from the Latin name Valentius, which stems from 'valere', meaning to be strong or healthy. It is a romance-language variant, primarily used in Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese contexts, that shares its roots with the more common Valentine.
Less common today
Valente isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #1,920 in 1993.
US births per 5-year period, 1990βpresent (SSA data).
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