Venetia - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's and girl's name Venetia \v(e)-ne-tia\ is pronounced ve-NEE-shah. It is of Latin origin. Place name: Venice, the "city of canals" in Italy. The other great Italian tourist mecca, Florence, is more popular. Used since the 17th century.

Venetia has 16 variant forms: Vanecia, Vanetia, Venecia, Venetta, Venezia, Venice, Venicia, Venise, Venita, Venitia, Venize, Venizia, Vennice, Vinetia, Vonitia and Vonizia.

For more information, see also the related name Vanessa.

A baby name that sounds like Venetia is Fancie.

Venetia is a very rare female first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Venetia. Click here to compare Venetia with related baby names.