Given name
Venetia
“woman of Venice”
Venetia is a variant of Venecia. One Latin interpretation is “woman of Venice.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Venetia is a variant of Venecia. One Latin interpretation is “woman of Venice.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Venetia is a variant of Venecia. An origin associated with Venecia is Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1916. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Venetia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,276
- 0 boys · 1,276 girls
- Most popular year
- 1958
- 99 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2017. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 99 in 1958. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,164 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Venetia’s family of names
In English usage, Venetia has a short form in Tia. Venetia has a related form in Venecia. In English usage, Venetia has a related form in Venetiae.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Venetia
- Venetia BurneyBritish schoolteacher, namer of the dwarf planet Pluto1918–2009
- Venetia StevensonBritish actress (1938–2022)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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