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The girl's name Venus \v(e)-

is pronounced VEE-nus. It is of Latin origin. Roman mythology: the goddess of love and beauty, equivalent to the Greek Aphrodite. Used in Britain from the 16th to 19th century. Tennis celebrity Venus Williams.

Venus has 4 variant forms: Venusa, Venusette, Venusina and Venusita.

For more information, see also related names Aphrodite and Cytherea.

Baby names that sound like Venus are Venesa and Venise.

Venus is a very common first name for women (#1232 out of 4276) and a slightly less common last name for both men and women (#48818 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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