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 [ syll. ve-ne-tia, ven-et-ia ] The girl name Venetia is pronounced as VahNIY-SHah KEY. Venetia is primarily used in the English language, and its language of origin is Welsh and Latin. This is the Latin name for the city of Venice; it has also been associated with the name of the Roman goddess of love, Venus. Another derivation suggests that the name is altered from Gwyneth. The name was first made famous by the noblewoman and famed beauty Venetia Stanley (1600-1633), who married her childhood friend Sir Kenelm Digby against his family's wishes. Her premature death at the age of 33 immortalized her in various literary works by poets such as Ben Jonson. The name was later popularized by Benjamin Disraeli's novel Venetia (1837).
Venetia is a variation of the Dutch, English, Finnish, German, Scandinavian, and Spanish name Venus. Venetia is also a variation of the English and Welsh name Gwyneth. Venetia is also a variation of the English name Venice. Venetia is unusual as a baby name for girls. It is ranked outside of the top 1000 names. Baby names that sound like Venetia include the English Vanassa, the Spanish Vanesa, the English Vanesha, the English Vaneshia, the English Vanesia, the English and German Vanessa, the English Vaneza, the English Vaniessa, the English Vanisa, the English Vanissa, the English Vannesa, the English Vannessa, the English Vanneza, the English Venesa, the English Venesha, the English Venessa, the English Veniesa, the English Venisha, the English Vennesa, and the English Vennessa. KEY: approx pronunciation for Venetia: V as in "vee (V.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; SH as in "she (SH.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"   |
