Although there were several Christian martyrs named Valentine, the day may have taken its name from a priest who was martyred about 270 CE by the emperor Claudius II Gothicus.

虽然有几位基督教殉道者名叫瓦伦丁， 但这一天的名字可能取自一位在公元 270 年左右被皇帝克劳迪乌斯二世哥特库斯殉道的牧师。