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Valentine's Day Manx Phrases

Laa'l Valentine

Valentine's Day is called "Laa'l Valentine" in Manx.

Valentine's Day in Manx is Laa'l Valentine. Below are the name of the day and the card, a dictionary example of how to say you love someone, and the Manx words for a sweetheart.

Useful words

Laa'l Valentine

St Valentine's Day

The name of the day, 14 February.

kaart Laa'l Valentine

valentine card

The card itself.

myrneen

sweetheart; valentine

Also used for a boyfriend or girlfriend.

My vyrneen villish

My sweet darling

Myrneen changes to vyrneen after my.

Ta mee graihagh er lesh ooilley my chree

I love him with all my heart

The dictionary example for ta mee graihagh er, "I love": said about someone, not to them.

graih

love; beloved

Also used as a term of endearment.

The history of Laa'l Valentine

Valentine's Day, 14 February, began as a Christian feast day honouring a martyr named Valentine, and later folk traditions made it a celebration of romance and love. Phil Kelly's English–Manx dictionary gives the day as Laa'l Valentine, a valentine card as kaart Laa'l Valentine, and the sweetheart you send it to as myrneen.

Common questions

What is Valentine's Day in Manx?

Laa'l Valentine. A valentine card is kaart Laa'l Valentine.

Valentine's Day in the other Celtic languages

Irish

Tá grá agam duit

Scottish Gaelic

Tha gaol agam ort

Further reading

Irish vs Scottish Gaelic: how the Goidelic languages compare→The 6 Celtic Languages: how they are related, how they compare→About learning Manx on blas.→

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Sources

Every phrase and fact on this page was checked against the sources below. Last checked 2026-10-20.

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